Honoured to be part of ‘Midnight’s Children’: Ritu Kumar (With Images)
September 13th, 2012 - 6:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 13 (IANS) India's ace designer Ritu Kumar, who has designed the costumes for wedding sequences in Deepa Mehta's much-in news film "Midnight's Children", has used Kashmiri influences ... Read more...
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Hindus join Muslims in celebrating Eid in Odisha
August 20th, 2012 - 2:27 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Aug 20 (IANS) It was a day of peace and brotherhood Monday as Hindus in many parts of Odisha joined in Eid celebrations across the state.Hindu families visited the ... Read more...
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UAE charity group holds iftar in 19 countries
July 29th, 2012 - 1:17 am ICT by IANS
Dubai, July 28 (IANS/WAM) The Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Humanitarian and Charity Establishment has carried out Ramadan iftar programmes for the poor in 19 countries, including India and Pakistan, ... Read more...
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Poor Muslim women connect to global fashion with crafts (With Image)
June 3rd, 2012 - 12:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) Marginalised Muslim craftswomen and weavers in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and in the capital are making an international connection with their work thanks to two ... Read more...
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Lalu Prasad gives compensation to victims of police firing
September 5th, 2011 - 7:41 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Sep 5 (IANS) Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad Monday met victims of police firing in Bihar's Araria district in which four people were killed and nine injured nearly ... Read more...
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Fun, cheer on Raksha Bandhan in Lucknow
August 13th, 2011 - 12:55 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Aug 13 (IANS) Raksha Bandhan celebrations Saturday spread all over in Uttar Pradesh as the festival was celebrated with traditional pomp and gaiety. Sisters tied the 'bond of love' ... 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...
Posted in Health Science |
Opposition attacks Nitish over police firing deaths
June 6th, 2011 - 1:53 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, June 6 (IANS) The opposition parties in Bihar were Monday up in arms against Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, holding him responsible for last week's police firing in Araria district ... Read more...
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Bengal village women vote for first time since independence (Lead, correcting figure in para 1)
May 7th, 2011 - 11:30 pm ICT by IANS
Para (West Bengal), May 7 (IANS) Overcoming an almost six-decade-old social barrier, 29 women from a village in West Bengal's Purulia district for the first time since independence exercised their ... Read more...
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Bengal village women vote for first time since independence
May 7th, 2011 - 7:05 pm ICT by IANS
Para (West Bengal), May 7 (IANS) Overcoming an almost six-decade-old social barrier, 40 women from a village in West Bengal's Purulia district for the first time since independence exercised their ... Read more...
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‘Vibrant Gujarat’ campaign holds little truth: Activist
April 26th, 2011 - 11:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's portrayal of the state as "vibrant" holds little truth with rising crimes against women, rising levels of hunger and ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
UK Government ‘don’t want Muslims in central London’: Karen Buck
March 17th, 2011 - 3:29 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar.17 (ANI): Karen Buck, Shadow Work and Pensions Minister of UK, has said that government "don't want Muslims living in central London" and also that ministers are "deeply hostile" to poor ... Read more...
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Muslims welcome Hindu statesman Zed to Id al-Adha celebrations in Nevada
November 21st, 2010 - 3:20 pm ICT by ANI
Nevada (US), Nov 21 (ANI): In a remarkable interfaith gesture, Muslims welcomed Hindu statesman Rajan Zed to their Id al-Adha celebrations in Sparks (Nevada, USA) on November 20.Speaking on the occasion, Rajan ... Read more...
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Garlands of harmony from Ayodhya’s Muslim flower artisans
September 23rd, 2010 - 11:59 am ICT by IANS
By Asit Srivastava
Ayodhya (Uttar Pradesh), Sep 23 (IANS) Muslim artisans here continue to make floral decorations for Hindu devotees, weaving bonds of communal harmony at a time when all eyes are on ... Read more...
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US Muslims Celebrate Eid Amidst Shadows of 9/11
September 12th, 2010 - 6:40 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
New York, Sep 12, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Muslim community in the USA are celebrating Eid amidst the shadow of a ghastly event that affected the residents like never before ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Islam will sooner or later dominate Europe: Italian priest
September 8th, 2010 - 12:25 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 8 (IANS) Christians in Europe must have more children or else the continent would become Islamised, said a Vatican official who predicted that Islam would "sooner rather than later conquer ... Read more...
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Malaysian Indian woman wants her conversion to Islam invalidated
August 4th, 2010 - 6:19 pm ICT by IANS
George Town (Malaysia), Aug 4 (IANS) An ethnic Indian housewife in Malaysia Wednesday said she would appeal against a civil court ruling that heard her plea questioning her conversion to Islam when ... Read more...
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Outrage forces UK shopping center to review decision to install ’squat loos’ for Asians
July 22nd, 2010 - 2:36 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 22(ANI): A British shopping centre's decision to install "squat toilets" for Asian customers has come under intense criticism by outraged council chiefs.According to reports, two of the 200-pound loos, which ... Read more...
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NHRC notice to Kerala Police on harassment of Muslim families
July 20th, 2010 - 10:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued notice to the Kerala police chief on a complaint that Muslim families are being harassed, an official said Tuesday. ... Read more...
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Muslim Australians disappointed with media for depicting them as terrorists
July 12th, 2010 - 1:16 pm ICT by ANI
Canberra, July 12 (ANI): A report of the 'Department of Immigration and Citizenship' has revealed that Muslim families have good relations with other Australians, and feel safe and happy in the country, ... Read more...
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Pak clerics forcing UK parents to make kids skip ‘UnIslamic’ music lessons
July 2nd, 2010 - 3:34 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 2 (ANI): Pakistani 'Imams' visiting the country are forcing some British Muslim parents to withdraw their children from 'music lessons,' as they claim that it is unIslamic."A number of ... Read more...
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38,119 families migrated from Valley in 20 years: J-K Govt.
March 23rd, 2010 - 11:06 pm ICT by ANI
Jammu, March 23 (ANI): Jammu and Kashmir Minister for Revenue, Relief and Rehabilitation Raman Bhalla on Tuesday said 38,119 families comprising 34,202 Kashmiri Pandits families, 2,168 Muslim families and 1,749 Sikh families, ... Read more...
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2,000 Muslim families living as migrants in Jammu: Minister
March 23rd, 2010 - 4:53 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, March 23 (IANS) There are more than 2,000 Kashmiri Muslim families living as migrants in Jammu, a state minister said Tuesday.
Revenue Minister Raman Bhalla, replying to a question by Peoples Democratic ... Read more...
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Outrage over Melbourne school opting for halal sausages in welcome-back barbecue
March 6th, 2010 - 3:36 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Mar 6(ANI): The row over a welcome-back barbecue for students at a primary school in Melbourne has turned into a debate over the Islamic halal method of preparing meat.The debate erupted ... Read more...
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Modernisation of agriculture encouraging child labour: Experts
November 17th, 2009 - 5:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) Globalisation and modernisation in agriculture is creating a big demand for child labour in the sector, said experts at a panel discussion on child rights in the ... Read more...
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Muslim families tend lotus flowers for Kerala temples
September 27th, 2009 - 10:40 pm ICT by ANI
By Juhan SamuelThirunavaya (Kerala), Sep.27 (ANI): A group of about 30 Muslim families in Kerala's Thirunavaya Village meticulously tend lotus flowers in a pond and supply to various Hindu temples in the ... Read more...
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Children of one god: Orissa celebrates Durga Puja
September 27th, 2009 - 8:21 pm ICT by IANS
By Jatindra Dash
Bhubaneswar, Sep 27 (IANS) "God is one" said Sheikh Jannat Hossain, the secretary of a Durga Puja committee in an Orissa town, as he along with many other Muslims and ... Read more...
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Fasting, but feasting at a cost this Ramadan
August 22nd, 2009 - 8:08 pm ICT by IANS
By Sarwar Kashani
New Delhi, Aug 22 (IANS) Last year Yousuf Anwar of Jamia Nagar in Delhi used to buy Gulf-imported dates at Rs.150 a kg for iftar - a ritual to break ... Read more...
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N Chandra invites controversy with Y.M.I.
August 21st, 2009 - 2:41 am ICT by Sampurn Wire
N Chandra is ready with another hard-hitting film Y.M.I aka Yeh Mera India. But this time, he has touched upon the most sensitive subjects that can cost heavily to the multiplexes that ... Read more...
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Raksha Bandhan displays the apex of humanity across the country
August 5th, 2009 - 10:37 pm ICT by ANI
Ahmedabad/ Jaipur/ Allahabad, Aug 5 (ANI): Raksha Bandhan, the festival of siblings was celebrated with joy and in a sense of harmony across the country on Wednesday.The festival, marked by sisters tying ... Read more...
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Fury over proposal to teach Koran to non-Muslims in UK schools
December 13th, 2008 - 7:01 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec.13 (ANI): Academicians across the United Kingdom are up in arms over moves by an Islamic centre to arrange Koran classes for non-Muslim children.
The kids will be taught in Arabic ... Read more...
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Hindus praise Jamaat for flood relief in Bihar
October 20th, 2008 - 11:41 am ICT by IANS
Araria (Bihar), Oct 20 (IANS) Hardev Dom and Chandara Bishnor had to literally rummage for food to stay alive after this district was hit by floods in the Kosi river. But thanks ... Read more...
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Muslims celebrate Eid in Kerala
October 1st, 2008 - 3:06 pm ICT by IANS
Kozhikode, Oct 1 (IANS) Eid-ul-Fitr, marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan, was celebrated with religious fervour in Kerala Wednesday. The celebrations began early in the morning with thousands of ... Read more...
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Azamgarh emerges as nursery of terror activities
September 22nd, 2008 - 9:43 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi , Sept 22 (ANI): While the Delhi police claims to have decoded the terror links that shook the national capital on September 13 a small town of Azamgarh in ... Read more...
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Condoleezza Rice hosts Iftar for Muslim diplomats
September 10th, 2008 - 3:19 pm ICT by ANI
Washington , Sept 10 (ANI): US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice hosted an Iftar party in the honour of diplomats, writers and artists from Muslim countries here on Monday night.Members of ... Read more...
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