Muslims urged to fight terror on Eid
August 31st, 2011 - 1:16 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 31 (IANS) Muslims in Mumbai and other parts of Maharashtra Wednesday celebrated Eid-ul-Fitr, which marks the end of the month-long fasting period of Ramazan, by pledging to fight ... Read more...
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Muslim sings Hindu devotional songs, propagates harmony
August 30th, 2011 - 9:47 am ICT by IANS
Mirzapur (Uttar Pradesh), Aug 30 (IANS) Spreading the message of communal harmony, a Muslim performer here is winning hearts by singing Hindu devotional songs for a living while the people ... Read more...
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Highlights of PM’s Independence Day speech
August 15th, 2011 - 10:16 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 15 (IANS) Highlights of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's Independence Day speech:* Without understanding and restraint, our security and integrity can get adversely affected.* Some people who ... Read more...
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Sacred thread that stitches together Hindus, Muslims (Feature)
August 3rd, 2011 - 1:55 pm ICT by IANS
Allahabad (Uttar Pradesh), Aug 3 (IANS) Worn by Hindus, made by Muslims. Dipped in vibrant reds and yellows, 'kalawas' made in this corner of the country are more than ... Read more...
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PM pays tributes to veteran journalist
August 2nd, 2011 - 9:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 2 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh paid tributes to Malayala Manorama's former chief editor, the late K.M. Mathew, as he launched a stamp on his first ... Read more...
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India not alert despite terror attacks: Sadhvi Ritambhara
July 31st, 2011 - 10:46 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 31 (IANS) Right-wing Hindu leader Sadhvi Ritambhara Sunday said unlike the US, India was coming under terror attacks repeatedly as it had failed to become alert."There was one ... Read more...
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Communalism, terrorism big challenges to nation: PM
July 29th, 2011 - 1:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) Communalism and terrorism were "big challenges" to national integrity and needed to be fought collectively, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said here Friday.Manmohan Singh, ... Read more...
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SGPGC’s Sri Guru Granth Sahib university launched
July 25th, 2011 - 6:36 pm ICT by IANS
Fatehgarh Sahib (Punjab), July 25 (IANS) The Sri Guru Granth Sahib University (SGGSU) was launched in this Sikh holy city Monday with the first academic session being inaugurated by Chief ... Read more...
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India-Pakistan citizens to form human chain for peace
July 15th, 2011 - 11:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) Even as the Mumbai serial blasts left some political parties pointing fingers at Pakistan, a group of people from both sides of the border will ... Read more...
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Maintain peace: Milind Deora urges Mumbai residents
July 13th, 2011 - 10:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) Newly-appointed Minister of State for Communications and IT Milind Deora said the union home ministry was in touch with the Maharashtra government following blasts at ... Read more...
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Indian producer hunts for Pakistani actors for ‘Pranam Walekum’
July 12th, 2011 - 9:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) Producer Sandiip Kapoor, who has made films like "Jugaad" and "Naughty@40" in the past, is on the hunt for actors from Pakistan for his next ... Read more...
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Jamia chancellor, Akbarally’s founder F.T. Khorakiwala dead (Lead)
July 5th, 2011 - 10:01 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 5 (IANS) Fakhruddin T. Khorakiwala, the chancellor of New Delhi's Jamia Milia Islamia and a business tycoon who founded the Akbarally's chain of department stores in Mumbai, passed ... Read more...
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Concede Ramdev’s demands, Badal urges government
June 11th, 2011 - 6:22 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, June 11 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal Saturday urged the central government to concede the demands of yoga guru Baba Ramdev who is on a fast ... Read more...
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Volunteers for Peace and Harmony programme launched
June 10th, 2011 - 6:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) In order to create a network of good samaritans across the country, the National Foundation for Communal Harmony (NFCH) has launched a Volunteers for Peace ... Read more...
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Focus to be on rural development: Yeddyurappa
May 30th, 2011 - 7:21 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, May 30 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa, whose Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government completed three years in office Monday, vowed to focus on rural development during the ... Read more...
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Quiet dinner, promises mark UPA-II’s second anniversary
May 22nd, 2011 - 10:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) Amid allegations of a host of scams and charges of graft against some key members of its constituents, the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Sunday ... Read more...
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Where will Bengal’s Muslim votes go?
April 25th, 2011 - 4:41 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 25 (IANS) West Bengal's Muslims, once a loyal vote bank of the ruling Marxists, appear noncommittal in the ongoing assembly polls even as the Left Front and ... Read more...
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Security situation satisfying: PM
April 21st, 2011 - 4:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Thursday said the overall security situation in the country was "satisfactory" but warned against complacency."Our overall security situation has been ... Read more...
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Manmohan Singh seeks bureaucrats cooperation to fight corruption
April 21st, 2011 - 1:54 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Apr 21 (ANI): The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, on Thursday sought the cooperation of bureaucrats in tackling corruption boldly.Inaugurating the sixth Civil Services Day here, Dr. Singh said: ... Read more...
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To counter hatred, Sikh crafts replicas of global shrines
April 9th, 2011 - 11:37 am ICT by IANS
Saharanpur (Uttar Pradesh), April 9 (IANS) Shaken by the 1984 riots against his community, a 62-year-old Sikh artist has been trying to bring people of different faiths under one roof. ... Read more...
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Patil releases postage stamp on freedom fighter Subhadra Joshi
March 24th, 2011 - 2:19 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar. 24 (ANI): President Pratibha Devisingh Patil released a commemorative postage stamp on freedom fighter Subhadra Joshi hereon Wednesday evening in the presence of Union Minister of Communications and Information ... Read more...
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United colours of Holi splash India (Roundup)
March 20th, 2011 - 6:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) Green, magenta, red, yellow, purple - clouds of coloured gulal, smiling faces smeared with them, joyful dancing and sweetmeats - that is how India Sunday ... Read more...
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Bhojpal, not Bhopal? Chouhan sparks debate
March 1st, 2011 - 5:27 pm ICT by IANS
By Shahnawaz Akhtar
Bhopal, March 1 (IANS) Bhopal would be renamed Bhojpal, if Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan had his way. He expressed the wish at a function to mark ... Read more...
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PM thanks nation for communal harmony
February 24th, 2011 - 7:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Thursday congratulated the people of India for showing maturity and maintaining communal harmony in the country, especially following the verdict on the ... Read more...
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India must change, give up lazy attitude: Dalai Lama
February 18th, 2011 - 11:33 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 18 (IANS) India needs to buck up, the "lazy attitude is holding it back", Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama said Friday addressing students of Mumbai University here. "Dowry, gender ... Read more...
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Digvijay Singh advises BJP to follow Gandhi’s footsteps
February 14th, 2011 - 2:09 pm ICT by ANI
Gorakhpur, Feb 14 (ANI): Senior Congress leader Digvijay Singh has said that if the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) cares about Muslims then they should discard communal ideology and follow Mahatma Gandhi's ... Read more...
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Law and order has to be administered effectively: Manmohan Singh
February 10th, 2011 - 6:17 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb 10 (ANI): The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, on Thursday called upon Indian Administrative Service (IAS) probationers to ensure that law and order is administered effectively.Dr. Singh said: ... Read more...
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Inter-faith harmony dialogue held in Delhi to promote peace
February 4th, 2011 - 9:15 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb 4 (ANI): The National Foundation for Communal Harmony (NFCH), an autonomous body with the Ministry of Home Affairs, organized an Inter-faith harmony dialogue here on Thursday.Encouraging inter-faith dialogue ... Read more...
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Punjab asks central government to undo ‘injustices’
February 1st, 2011 - 8:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) Citing several instances of "injustice" meted out to Punjab over the decades, Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal Tuesday asked the central government to undo them.Addressing ... Read more...
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Writer Acharya Lokesh Muni gets national integration award
January 25th, 2011 - 5:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) Delhi-based writer, orator and social worker Acharya Lokesh Muni has been named for the national award for promotion of communal harmony and national integration for the ... Read more...
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Hindu businessman to build mosque in Kozhikode
January 19th, 2011 - 5:05 pm ICT by ANI
Manama, Jan 19 (ANI): To promote communal harmony in the state, a Qatar-based Hindu businessman is building a mosque in Kerala.The mosque in Kozhikode will be the first to be built in ... Read more...
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A rickshaw puller and an author of four books
January 16th, 2011 - 1:09 pm ICT by IANS
By Asit Srivastava
Lucknow, Jan 16 (IANS) Rehman Ali Rehman, a rickshaw puller in Uttar Pradesh's Basti district, doesn't mind if has to wait long for a customer. He uses the time to ... Read more...
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Gulf-based Hindu builds mosque in Kerala
January 14th, 2011 - 4:37 pm ICT by IANS
By Gyanendra Kumar Keshri
New Delhi, Jan 14 (IANS) A Qatar-based Hindu businessman is constructing a mosque in Kerala with the aim of promoting communal harmony. He claims it will be the first ... Read more...
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Intellectuals speak up for M.F. Husain, Arundhati Roy
January 1st, 2011 - 10:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) The pitch in support of M.F. Husain's return to India, and the opposition to the gag on writer Arundhati Roy and legal action against human rights activist ... Read more...
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Communal amity thrives in Karnataka
December 25th, 2010 - 9:17 pm ICT by ANI
Chikkabalapura (Karnataka), Dec.25 (ANI): Setting an example of communal harmony, the women professionals belonging to different religions have been working together in joss (fragrance essence) stick units for the past several decades ... Read more...
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