Police reforms must to battle communal mindset: Ex-top cop
By Mohd Asim Khan New Delhi, Aug 16 (IANS) India needs to carry out police reforms at the earliest to rid young recruits of the poison of communalism when they sign up, a retired senior…
Religion
Emotional PM pays tribute to Pramukh Swami
Ahmedabad, Aug 15 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi turned emotional on Monday as he paid tributes to godman Pramukh Swami of Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swami sect who died at age 95. Pramukh Swami enjoyed a…
Persecuted Muslim families get new homes in UP
By Mohd Asim Khan Kandhla (Uttar Pradesh), Aug 15 (IANS) A hundred houses festooned with colourful bulbs lit up at once, shattering the darkness, literal and real. Children broke into joyous rapture that is heard…
Trump to unveil plan for combating ISIS
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. (File Photo: IANS) Washington, Aug 15 (IANS) Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is slated to lay out his strategy on Monday for defeating the Islamic State (IS) and other terrorist…
India a messenger of peace, says Pranab
New Delhi, Aug 14 (IANS) India has repeatedly conveyed the message of peace and harmony to the trouble-torn world and the Indian way can provide salvation to mankind, President Pranab Mukherjee observed on Sunday in…
Andhra, Telangana criticised for funding river fest
Mahabubnagar: Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao with his wife Shoba Rao take a dip in River Krishna on the occasion of Krishna Pushkaralu at Gondimalla ghat at Alampur mandal of Mahabubnagar district, Telangana on…
Chinese official warns of foreign influence on Tibetan Buddhism
Beijing, Aug 14 (IANS) A senior Chinese official has called on religious figures in Tibet to resist the influence of foreign forces to ensure stability in the region. Yu Zhengsheng, chairman of the Chinese People’s…
Only 33,000? Atheists cannot believe the census count
New Delhi, Aug 14 (IANS) There’s a new minority to contend with and, at a little over 33,000, they are fewer in number than the Parsis. But the unbelieving atheists — counted separately for the…
Bangladeshi Imam Maulana Akonjee, assistant shot dead in New York
New York, Aug 14 (IANS) A widely respected Bangladeshi imam and his assistant were shot dead in broad daylight by a lone gunman as they walked home after Saturday prayers in the Queens borough here,…
Swaminarayan sect head Pramukh Swami dead
Ahmedabad, Aug 13 (IANS) Popular spiritual leader of the Swaminarayan sect Pramukh Swami Maharaj, having worldwide following, breathed his last on Saturday evening, officials from Bochasanvasi Akshar Purushottam Swami (BAPS) said. The 95-year-old godman had…
VHP targets PM over remarks against ‘Gau Rakshaks’
New Delhi, Aug 13 (IANS) VHP leader Praveen Togadia on Saturday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his comments against cow vigilantes and said the government should have instead talked to them. “It is agonizing…
85 Amarnath pilgrims leave for Kashmir Valley
Jammu, Aug 13 (IANS) A batch of 85 pilgrims left Jammu on Saturday for the Kashmir Valley to perform the Amarnath Yatra. “The Yatris are escorted by security forces. This is the smallest batch of…
Rise of ‘politically-motivated extremism’ concerns Australia
Canberra, Aug 13 (IANS) Australian security authorities are concerned about the rising influence of right-wing extremist groups in the country, the media reported on Saturday. A number of hard-line anti-Islam groups, born in 2015 as…
Tripura governor takes ‘diksha’ from Ramakrishna Mission
Agartala, Aug 12 (IANS) Tripura Governor Tathagata Roy and his wife Anuradha Roy on Friday received diksha (spiritual initiation) here from Swami Prabhananda, vice-president of the order at Belur Math Ramakrishna Mission. “Yes, I and…
MP backs burqa ban in Italy
Rome, Aug 11 (IANS/AKI) A lawmaker for the anti-immigrant Northern League party on Thursday urged Italy to ban the head-to-toe Islamic burqa in public places. “The Northern League tabled proposals in parliament a month ago…
Don’t make ‘provocative’ speeches: Police to Kashmir Muslim preachers
Srinagar, Aug 11 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Police on Thursday asked Muslim preachers in the restive valley not to make “provocative speeches” after Friday prayers because these are being exploited by some “vested interests”. In…
SC refuses interim bail to Asaram Bapu
New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) In a setback to self-styled godman Asaram Bapu, accused of rape of a minor girl, the Supreme Court on Thursday refused to grant him interim bail on medical grounds. The…
Muslim women most disadvantaged in Britain
London, Aug 11 (IANS) Muslim women were the most economically disadvantaged group in British society, according to a report issued by MPs. They were three times more likely to be unemployed and looking for a…
Halal meat subsidized in China
Beijing, Aug 11 (IANS) Several provincial and local governments throughout China have subsidized Muslims’ purchases of halal meat this year. According to the State Ethnic Affairs Commission, the policy has sparked controversy over whether the…
Akhilesh flags off first batch of Haj pilgrims from UP
Lucknow, Aug 10 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav here on Wednesday flagged off the first batch of Haj pilgrims from the state. Speaking on the occasion at the Maulana Ali Mian Haj House,…