Citizens for Justice and Peace
Now, Shiv Sena forces cancellation of Indo-Pak rock band show
13-Oct-2015
Ahmedabad, Oct 12, 2015, (PTI): After forcing cancellation of Pakistani ghazal singer Ghulam Ali’s concerts in Maharashtra, Shiv Sena compelled organisers to abandon a show by an Indo-Pak sufi rock band here last night. Eleven Shiv Sena activists, who staged a protest outside the venue, were arrested for defying police orders and later released on…
BJP MP Satyapal Singh terms Dadri lynching a ‘small incident’, kicks up row
13-Oct-2015
New Delhi: BJP MP Satyapal Singh on Tuesday kicked up a row with his remarks calling Dadri lynching a ‘small incident’, evoking strong reactions from Opposition parties, which said it was a reflection of the party’s ‘polarisation’ strategy. “As far as a small incident like Dadri is concerned, our country’s democratic atmosphere is fully competent…
‘Missing Ghatkopar infant was raped and murdered’
13-Oct-2015
dna correspondent @dna Ghatkopar police on Monday registered a case of rape and murder against unknown person after the post-mortem report confirmed vaginal injuries on the body of a two-and-a-half-year-old girl whose body was recovered on October 9 near Sangarsh Nagar in Sakinaka. The victim — a resident of Ramji Nagar in Ghatkopar (West) —…
Ask for pork in Saudi Arabia, VHP dares writers
13-Oct-2015
Oct 13, 2015 – Amita Verma |Lucknow The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) has dared writers who are returning their awards to go to Saudi Arabia and ask for pork there. VHP national spokesman Surendra Jain told reporters that if these writers manage to return alive after this, he would personally welcome them. “Or else they…
CBSE tries to promote RSS ideologues with essay competitions
13-Oct-2015
LAST MONTH, THE CBSE HELD AN ESSAY COMPETITION ON PANDIT DEENDAYAL UPADHYAYA NEW DELHI: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) under the HRD ministry is playing a key role in promoting students’ interest to know more about the RSS ideologue and Bharatiya Jan Sangh leader Deendayal Upadhyaya, whose birth centenary is being celebrated this…
VHP to bar non Hindus from Garba venues
13-Oct-2015
Tuesday, 13 October 2015 | PNS | Gandhinagar Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) has made it clear that it would not allow any non-Hindu to enter the venue of Navaratri celebrations without undergoing ‘purification’ process by drinking cow urine and putting vermillion on their forehead. According to VHP leaders, Navaratri is purely a Hindu religious festival…
New RSS recruits get message of Hindu supremacy laced with anti-Muslim rhetoric
13-Oct-2015
Oct 13, 2015 | PTI| Kolkata I had to protect my Hindu roots, they had been threatened, says a fresh RSS recruit Kolkata: As a teenager, Uttam Saha says he used to watch scornfully from his bedroom window as men in brown shorts performed martial exercises in a car park below. Like many Indians then,…
60 held for trying to enter UP town
13-Oct-2015
Those detained were part of a BJP delegation that was headed to sectarian violence-hit Karhal These [Dadri] incidents damage the image of the NDA as well as the vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. It cannot be said to be the intention of the government. MANOHAR PARRIKAR, defence minister When the prime minister can speak…
Maoist leader wanted for killing 50 people held in Andhra Pradesh
13-Oct-2015
Oct 13, 2015 | PTI|Hyderabad The Maoist is an expert in carrying out guerrilla ambushes Hyderabad: A senior Maoist leader, carrying a reward of Rs 20 lakh on his head and wanted in connection with killing of around 50 people in three states, has been arrested by Andhra Pradesh Police. Y Shiva Reddy alias Kiran,…
With rising Muslim population in Bengal, RSS predicts its branches will double
13-Oct-2015
The RSS says its membership is growing. RSS Joint General Secretary Dattatreya Hosabale predicted the number of RSS branches in West Bengal would rise to 1,200 next year from 650 in 2013. By: Reuters Kolkata Updated: Oct 13, 2015, 11:15 As a teenager, Uttam Shaha says he used to watch scornfully from his bedroom window…