Left to keep fighting ‘neo-liberal policies’
May 13th, 2011 - 7:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) While admitting that the defeats in West Bengal and Kerala were a "disappointment", the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Friday promised to keep fighting "neo-liberal ... Read more...
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Hasina wants Islam as Bangladesh state religion (Lead)
April 27th, 2011 - 9:56 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, April 27 (IANS) Bangladesh's ruling Awami League would like to retain Islam as the state religion but wants all religions to enjoy equal rights, Prime Prime Minister Sheikh ... Read more...
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Hasina to meet panel on Islamic references in constitution
April 27th, 2011 - 12:30 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, April 27 (IANS) Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will Wednesday appear before a parliamentary committee examining whether to retain or remove Islamic religious references in the country's constitution.Political ... Read more...
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Lack of liberal space making us intolerant: Gautam Adhikari
April 10th, 2011 - 10:54 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) Indians are becoming increasingly intolerant because of lack of a liberal and secular framework in the country, says veteran journalist, television presenter and writer ... Read more...
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President calls for social movement for gender equality
April 9th, 2011 - 6:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) President Pratibha Patil Saturday called for a new social movement for gender equality and protecting the girl child.Speaking here at the national launch of ... Read more...
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Urdu does not belong to a religion: Javed Akhtar
March 27th, 2011 - 3:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) Urdu does not enjoy the status that it deserves because of lack of enough government support, said well-known lyricist Javed Akhtar at a Urdu book ... Read more...
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AMU, Jamia born with minority character: Salman Khurshid
March 12th, 2011 - 8:51 pm ICT by IANS
Aligarh, March 12 (IANS) Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) and Jamia Millia Islamia were born with the "minority character", Minority Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid said here Saturday."Aligarh Muslim University and Jamia ... Read more...
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Arjun’s death irreparable loss to national polity: Congress
March 5th, 2011 - 8:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) Paying tributes to veteran Congress leader Arjun Singh, the party said in a resolution Saturday that his death was an "irreparable loss not only ... Read more...
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India, Pakistan and the Kashmiri struggle
February 28th, 2011 - 7:20 pm ICT by ANI
Nottingham (UK), Feb.28 (ANI): Normally people accuse me and my colleague Ababs Butt for being 'anti Pakistan'. Their main allegation is that we don't speak about human rights abuses on the Indian ... 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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Dialogue only method for resolving vexed problems: PM
February 18th, 2011 - 10:30 pm ICT by ANI
Guwahati, Feb 18 (ANI): Asserting that the recent discussions with the representatives of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) were good, the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, on Friday said the ... Read more...
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Petitioner find Rs.20,000 for plea against court
February 10th, 2011 - 11:29 pm ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, Feb 10 (IANS) The Gujarat High Court Thursday fined a petitioner Rs.20,000 for questioning the secular credentials of its administration, which organised Hindu religious rituals during a ceremony on the court ... Read more...
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Agra erupts with secular festivities on Basant Panchami
February 8th, 2011 - 2:50 pm ICT by IANS
By Brij Khandelwal
Agra, Feb 8 (IANS) The city of Taj woke up to a sunny morning heralding the onset of spring with Basant Panchami festival Tuesday. But Agra had other reasons to ... Read more...
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Amartya Sen links Dhaka movement with his fight against cancer
February 2nd, 2011 - 5:08 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Feb 2 (IANS) Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen has linked his fight against cancer to the movement for protecting Bengali language and culture in then East Pakistan, saying the two coincided ... Read more...
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Supreme Court dismisses plea to stop Haj subsidy
January 28th, 2011 - 10:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday dismissed a petition by former Bharatiya Janata Party MP and Hindu ideologue Praful Goradia seeking the abolition of the subsidy given to ... Read more...
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‘Vedanta and yoga perfect match for certain American values’
January 9th, 2011 - 11:21 am ICT by IANS
By Mayank Chhaya
Chicago, Jan 9 (IANS) There has always been a pervasive but undocumented feeling that Indian philosophy, as manifest in Vedanta on the intellectual plain and yoga on the physical plain, ... Read more...
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No room for secularism in Pakistan as Islam is its sole identity: Jama’at-e-Islami
January 8th, 2011 - 5:20 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Jan 8 (ANI): Islam is Pakistan's sole identity, and there is no room for secularism and its believers in this country, Jama'at-e-Islami deputy Secretary General Hafiz Sajid Anwar has said.Addressing the ... Read more...
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PM condoles death of ‘valued’ Congress colleague Karunakaran
December 24th, 2010 - 12:33 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 23 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Thursday condoled the death of senior Congress leader K. Karunakaran and described him as a true patriot who served Kerala and the ... Read more...
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Karunakaran a voice of secularism: Sonia
December 23rd, 2010 - 10:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 23 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi Thursday expressed deep sorrow on the death of senior Congress leader K. Karunakaran and described him as a national leader who was ... Read more...
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No distinction between majority, minority terror: Sonia (Lead)
December 19th, 2010 - 3:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 19 (IANS) Congress makes no distinction between groups from majority and minority communities which indulge in terrorism, party chief Sonia Gandhi said Sunday, describing communal forces as "very ... Read more...
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No distinction between majority, minority groups: Sonia
December 19th, 2010 - 2:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 19 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi Sunday said that her party made no distinction between organisations of majority and minority communities who indulge in communalism and terrorism and ... Read more...
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US cable praises India’s secular society
December 18th, 2010 - 4:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/London, Dec 18 (IANS) A diplomatic cable sent by the US embassy here to Washington says America can learn a lot from the Indians' tolerance for all faiths, according to whistleblowing ... Read more...
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Secularism has unalterable place in India: President
December 9th, 2010 - 10:55 pm ICT by IANS
Mangalore (Karnataka), Dec 9 (IANS) President Pratibha Patil Thursday said secularism has an "unalterable place" in India and all must work to build a nation where all citizens have an opportunity ... Read more...
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Reject caste politics, Sonia urges Bihar’s voters
October 28th, 2010 - 8:00 pm ICT by IANS
Patna , Oct 28 (IANS) Launching a scathing attack against caste (jaat-paat) politics of Bihar, Congress president Sonia Gandhi Thursday appealed to the voters to reject it and vote for her ... Read more...
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Trees, hills and makers of India: A book shelf of contrasts (IANS Books This Week)
October 28th, 2010 - 12:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 28 (IANS) Chill out with some thought-provoking books this weekend as the mercury slides.1. Book: "Makers of Modern India"; Written by Ramachandra Guha; Published by Penguin-India; Priced at ... Read more...
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Bangladesh media slams Hasina stand on secularism
October 20th, 2010 - 1:03 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Oct 20 (IANS) Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's move to restore the word 'secularism' in the constitution while allowing political activity by religion-based parties has received mixed response from the media.New ... Read more...
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`Secularism’ to be restored in Bangladesh constitution
October 19th, 2010 - 2:15 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Oct 19 (IANS) Bangladesh will shortly restore the word 'secularism' in its constitution. However, it will remain an Islamic state, allowing functioning of religion-based parties, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has ... Read more...
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Sonia plays minority card in Bihar, attacks Nitish Kumar (Lead)
October 18th, 2010 - 5:29 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Oct 18 (IANS) The Congress is committed to secularism and has never joined hands with non-secular forces, party president Sonia Gandhi said Monday while launching a scathing attack on the ... Read more...
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Congress appeasing minorities: RSS chief
October 17th, 2010 - 5:09 pm ICT by IANS
Nagpur, Oct 17 (IANS) The Congress has coined terms like "Hindu and saffron terrorism" to appease and consolidate its minority vote bank, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat said Sunday.Speaking ... Read more...
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Violence mars Durga Puja festivities in Bangladesh
October 17th, 2010 - 12:35 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Oct 17 (IANS) Attacks by drunken mobs and even policemen on Hindu devotees and Durga Puja marquees in many parts of Bangladesh marred the festivities of the country's minority community ... Read more...
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Canterbury Archbishop hails Indian secularism
October 15th, 2010 - 10:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 15 (IANS) The Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams Friday said India has consistently tried to define a secularism that is not hostile to multiple religious identities.
"India, in declaring ... Read more...
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Bangladesh HC rules ‘no one can be forced to wear burka’
October 5th, 2010 - 12:56 pm ICT by ANI
Dhaka, Oct 5 (ANI): A Bangladesh High Court has ruled that the country is secular and that no one should be forced to wear the 'burka', or a full Islamic headdress.According to ... Read more...
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Ayodha verdict triumph of Hindu fanaticism: Pakistani editorial
October 2nd, 2010 - 5:43 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 2 (IANS) The Allahabad High Court verdict on the Babri Masjid issue - trifurcating the disputed land into one part for Muslims and two parts for Hindus - is ... Read more...
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An admirable verdict: Jayalalithaa
October 1st, 2010 - 12:28 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, Sep 30 (IANS) AIADMK general secretary J. Jayalalithaa has termed the Allahabad High Court judgment on the Ayodhya dispute as an admirable verdict.In a statement issued here Thursday, Jayalalithaa, the leader ... Read more...
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Status quo in Ayodhya till Supreme Court takes up case: PM (Third Lead)
September 30th, 2010 - 11:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 30 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Thursday urged people to maintain peace and harmony in the wake of the Ayodhya verdict and also said the Allahabad High Court ... Read more...
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