धार्मिक कट्टरपन
October 21, 2016
The Self reliance of Made in India VS the neoliberal sweatshops of Make in India
Fake nationalism of the Hindutva variety is not limited to only the national movement, where the RSS was conspicuous by its absence. It is also manifested in Modi's Make in India, which is an offer to global capital to exploit India's cheap labour, along with various tax breaks and subsidised...
October 21, 2016
It is time for the Muslim community to introspect on how things have come to such a pass. Practices like triple talaq, halala and polygamy, steeped in patriarchal and medieval narratives, can hardly be regarded as just and fair.
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In the background of a bunch of writ petitions filed before the Supreme Court by some Muslim women’s organisations and individual victims...
Ahead of US poll, Hindu American group sends booklet on Hinduism to candidates – and a questionnaire
October 21, 2016
The advocacy group wants to help voters make an 'informed choice' in the November 8 US elections, it said.
What is the red dot that many Hindu women wear on their forehead? Do Hindus have Commandments? What is the meaning of the swastika?
The answer to these and other such queries are part of the booklet titled More Answers to Real Questions about Hinduism, educational material...
October 20, 2016
When the US pulled out of Vietnam it was at least clear who would take over. The same can't be said of Yemen which, for most purposes, is now a failed state and likely to remain so for a long time.
Photocredit: Common Dreams
On October 16, the United States, Britain and the UN's special envoy issued a joint call for a rapid and unconditional ceasefire in Yemen.
"We are...
October 20, 2016
While upholding the conviction of 17 convicts, Gujarat High Court acquitted on Thursday remaining 14 convicts in Sardarpura massacre case of 2002.
Image: The Indian Express
Out of the 62 accused in the massacre that was probed by a Supreme Court-appointed Special Investigation Team, 31 were convicted for life imprisonment and the remaining had pleaded not guilty in the special court...
October 20, 2016
सुप्रीम कोर्ट ने 18 अक्टूबर से कुछ ऐसी याचिकाओं पर सुनवाई शुरू कर दी है, जिसका भारतीय चुनावी प्रक्रिया और भारतीय संविधान पर दूरगामी असर पड़ सकता है।
पिछले कई दशकों से खास कर कर इधर, धार्मिक भावनाओं को उभारने ( भड़काने और अन्य कार्रवाई के जरिये ) वाली राजनीतिक पार्टियों के सामने आने के बाद चुनावी प्रक्रिया सांप्रदायिक रंग में रंग दी गई है।(1)
आजकल सुप्रीम कोर्ट उन याचिकाओं पर फिर विचार कर...
October 20, 2016
Growing confidence among resurgent Sikh fundamentalist networks in the UK was evident in recent protests against inter-faith marriage. A desire to control Sikh women’s relationship choices is a key focal point for their mobilisation.
Masked men disrupt an inter-faith marriage at Leamington and Warwick gurdwara, UK. Image: Independent.
On Sunday 11th September 2016, as world...
October 19, 2016
Days after US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s remarks over friendly ties with India and the “Hindu” community, Hindu Sena in New Delhi organised a protest to condemn the rival Hillary Clinton’s alleged attempt at maligning the former’s image.
Image: Facebook.com/HinduSena
The Hindu right wing organisation has offered its full support to Trump...
October 19, 2016
कभी राम मंदिर आंदोलन के अगुवा नेताओं में शुमार रहे भाजपा नेता विनय कटियार भी अब बगावती रुख अपनाते दिख रहे हैं। राम मंदिर के सहारे केंद्र में पहली बार सत्ता में आई, और देशभर में विस्तार करने वाली भाजपा अब इस कार्यकाल में मंदिर की चर्चा तक नहीं करती, और मंदिर आंदोलन से जुड़े नेता भी किनारे पड़े हैं। ऐसे में विनय कटियार ने अयोध्या में रामायण संग्रहालय बनाने के प्रस्ताव को लॉलीपॉप बताया है और कहा है...
October 19, 2016
After MNS, Telangana BJP MLA Raja Singh has opposed screening of upcoming Bollywood film “Ae Dil Hai Mushkil”, starring Pakistani actor Fawad Khan.
Photo: News 18
Singh threatened that he would “attack” theatres in entire Telangana, starting from his constituency Goshamahal, if the film is screened there.
“My idea is that a message should go to Pakistan in...