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December 1, 2016
Israeli legislation ostensibly intended to tackle noise pollution from Muslim houses of worship has, paradoxically, served chiefly to provoke a cacophony of indignation across much of the Middle East.
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Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared his support this month for the so-called “muezzin bill”, claiming it was urgently needed to stop...
December 1, 2016
The Supreme Court on Wednesday decided to give India a lesson in how exactly it should respect the national anthem. In an order that many experts have deemed a massive gesture of judicial overreach, the court yet again ventured into lawmaking by asking cinema halls to play the national anthem before start of each show along with displaying the national flag on the screen.
This decree to...
December 1, 2016
It is a matter of disgrace for a nation of about 10 million, whose people once took refuge in its neighbouring country in the face of extermination, to push back a community that is facing the same situation.
Rohingya Muslims seeking refuge in Bangladesh. Photo credit: Dhaka Tribune
Two Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) personnel are seen standing erect facing the Naf River, with AK-47 rifles...
December 1, 2016
As angry rhetoric and illiberal nationalism soars globally, the human rights movement needs clear thinking rather than sudden shifts.
The election of Donald Trump is the latest in a string of triumphs for illiberal nationalism, all of which squarely challenge the notion that governments must respect universal human rights.
It is rare, if not unprecedented, for so many leading figures in...
November 30, 2016
उत्तर प्रदेश के बरेली जिले में सोशल मीडिया पर प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी की आपत्तिजनक तस्वीर डालने के आरोप में एक कॉलेज के प्रबंधक के खिलाफ मामला दर्ज किया गया है।
इसके अलावा सोशल मीडिया पर ही प्रधानमंत्री का मजाक उड़ाने के चलते एक पंचायत अधिकारी को निलंबित कर दिया गया।
पुलिस सूत्रों ने आज यहां बताया कि भाजपा जिलाध्यक्ष रवीन्द्र सिंह राठौर की फरीदपुर कोतवाली में दी गई तहरीर में...
November 30, 2016
Various Hindu organisations today protested in front of the Padmanabha Swamy shrine here against the decision to relax the dress code for women, permitting devotees to wear the traditional Indian salwar kameez and churidar while worshipping at the temple.
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They were protesting against the decision of the Executive Officer (EO) K N Sateesh, allowing women to enter the temple...
November 30, 2016
आज के भारत की इस नई लहर में भाजपा के खिलाफ कुछ भी लिखना मना है वरना आपको सजा हो सकती हैं। ऐसा ही कुछ हुआ वरिष्ठ पत्रकार गौरी लंकेश के साथ, गौरी लंकेश ने 23 जनवरी 2008 को भाजपा पर एक आर्टिकल लिखा था।
जिसके बाद कर्नाटक के धारवाड़ जिले के सांसद प्रह्लाद जोशी और भारतीय जनता पार्टी के नेता उमेश दुशी ने मानहानि का मामला दर्ज करा दिया था।
मानहानि के इन दोनो मामलों में गौरी को अदालत ने छ...
November 30, 2016
Gurgaon ki Awaaz is one of the radio stations arbitrarily issued a notice for carrying ‘objectionable and denigrating’ content on its radio station. The station director has issued this statement accepting the challenges of running a community radio station in a society where misogynistic language, even abuse, often creeps into discourse; this is worth a read as it has lessons...
November 29, 2016
The RSS may not harm Islam in India, but it will certainly destroy Hinduism, Hindi poet Ashok Vajpeyi said on Thursday.
“Mahatma Gandhi had once said that all religions are true, but they are not perfect. Through this he is saying that each religion can learn from another religion. A nation which is called so diverse which has millions of gods and over 700 languages.
“Now...
November 29, 2016
In an interim order, the court asked the police to preserve the bodies until Tuesday 7 pm.
The Malappuram district court on Monday restrained the Kerala Police from cremating the bodies of two suspected Maoists, who were killed in an alleged encounter with police on last Thursday.
The court acted upon a petition filed by Sreedharan, the brother of slain Kuppu Devraj...