Citizens for Justice and Peace
Sena defends ink attack, calls it ‘mild’ protest
12-Oct-2015
Alok Deshpande October 12, 2015 Kulkarni has alleged that the attackers were from the Shiv Sena Sudheendra Kulkarni, who is organising former Pakistani Minister Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri’s book launch event in Mumbai, had black oil paint thrown on his face outside his home on Monday. Mr. Kulkarni, chairman of Observer Research Foundation (ORF), has alleged…
VHP to writers: Dare you to eat pork in Saudi
11-Oct-2015
Oct 12 2015 : The Times of India (Mumbai) TIMES NEWS NETWORK HP spokesman Surendra V Jain on Sunday “dared“ writers returning their Akademi awards over the Dadri episode, among other things, to ask for pork in Saudi Arabia. “If they do so and return alive, I will myself welcome them. Otherwise, they should stop…
The cow keepers: Some cattle vigilante groups operating in Delhi and neighbouring states
11-Oct-2015
They waylay trucks, set them on fire, beat up ‘offenders’, all in the name of the holy cow. Written by Abhishek Angad , Ankita Dwivedi Johri Updated: Oct 11, 2015, 9:03 On most weekdays, 25-year-old Akhilesh Singh goes to work at a Central telecom firm in Sahibabad in Ghaziabad, a district in Uttar Pradesh on…
Deshpande quits Akademi over Kalburgi killing
10-Oct-2015
Author Shashi Deshpande on Fri day resigned from the Sahitya Aka demi’s gen eral council to protest against its silence on the murder of Kannada writer and rationalist M M Kalburgi. “Today, I am deeply distressed by the silence of the Akademi on the murder of Professor Kalburgi…a noted scholar and a good and honest…
Akhlaq’s family gets call to drop names from FIR
10-Oct-2015
Oct 10 2015 : The Times of India (Mumbai) Bisada: TIMES NEWS NETWORK A mob of about a 100 people had attacked Mohammad Akhlaq’s house on the night of September 28. Of them, 10 have been named in the FIR. These 10, Akhlaq’s family could identify that night in the chaos, when, to make matters…
VHP vows to fight Love Jihad with Ayudha Puja
09-Oct-2015
Outfit to also push Ayodhya cause, calls for nation-wide Ram nama japa on Nov 25 Dhaval Kulkarni @dhavalkulkarni Mumbai: While Hindu right-wing groups in Gujarat have sought to bar the entry of Muslims at garba events to prevent ‘Love Jihad’ incidents, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) has turned aggressive and is planning a worship of…
In Jodhpur, Dalit family lives in fear after boy touches non-Dalit’s plate
09-Oct-2015
The teacher at the Rajkiya Ucch Madhyamik Vidyalaya here was arrested two days after the beating and is out on bail but now, Class 4 student Dinesh’s elder brother Narpat, 17, has allegedly received a death threat from local Jat youths. Written by Mohammad Hamza Khan Jodhpur Published:Oct 9, 2015, 3:22 One week after a…
‘Muslims, please leave my rally, for we don’t want your votes’: Meet this challenger to the BJP
09-Oct-2015
“It’s good that Modiji has come to this battlefield. The ground for this Mahabharata is ready. People will tell him about me,” he said. Written by Muzamil Jaleel | Dehri-on-sone (rohtas) | Updated: Oct 9, 2015, 7:55 When Narendra Modi touches down at the Suara airstrip in Rohtas Friday, Pradeep Joshi will be listening carefully.…
J&K: MLA Engineer Rashid’s supporters detained during march to Assembly
09-Oct-2015
Srinagar Updated: Oct 9, 2015, 12:06 Supporters of independent MLA Sheikh Abdul Rashid were today detained as he led a march towards Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly to protest against the alleged “sabotaging” of the bill against beef ban. Rashid along with his supporters assembled near Exhibition Crossing, near the civil secretariat here, and shouted…
Muslim panel seeks probe into sting operation disclosures
09-Oct-2015
Raghava M. MANGALURU, October 9, 2015 The Central Muslim Committee, Dakshina Kannada and Udupi, has sought an inquiry into the alleged disclosures by local Bajrang Dal leaders and a BJP MLC on “Love Jihad” in a sting operation by the Delhi-based Cobrapost and Gulail. Talking to reporters here on Thursday, committee’s president and the former…