Holy cows, ‘unclean’ Indians

  0 comments   |     by Latha Jishnu

The writer is a journalist based in New Delhi. SOME years ago, Narendra Jadhav whom I interviewed soon after he was appointed to the Planning Commission of India, presented me with a family biography called Untouchables which had become a bestseller internationally. The opening chapter is a searing account of how Jadhav’s father Damu flees to Bombay to escape the brutal abuse he f

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Armed Struggle Is Not Terrorism

  0 comments   |     by Abdul Majid Zargar

The more I read or listen to the debates & discourses on Indian media, both print & electronic, the more I am bemused at the ignorance or deliberate attempt to ignore the fundamental question of Kashmir dispute. That question is simply a political one created by an international promise of right of self determination to people of J&K upon partition of British India in two domains India & Pakist

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Fabricating Lies, Promoting Imperial Wars, Decimating Countries, Impoverishing Millions: Megaphone for Mass Murder

  4 comments   |     by Prof. James Petras

The Financial Times editorial page carries a logo that proclaims: “Without fear and without favour”. Indeed the editors have shown no fear when it comes to. . . fabricating lies, promoting imperial wars decimating countries and impoverishing millions, whether in Libya, Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan, Yemen and now Venezuela.  The fearless “

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UN Chief Slams Killings in India-Held Kashmir, Calls for India-Pak Dialogue

  0 comments   |     by APP

UNITED NATIONS: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has deplored the ongoing killings in India-held Kashmir as security forces there try to stamp out weeks of anti-government protests by Kashmiri civilians, and urged India and Pakistan to settle Kashmir and other issues through dialogue. "I stand ready to offer my good offices, should it be requested by both sides, to facilitate dialogue i

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Human Rights Violations in Held Kashmir not Internal Indian Matter: OIC

  0 comments   |     by Syed Sammer Abbas

ISLAMABAD: Human rights violations in India-held Kashmir are not an internal matter of the Indian state, said Iyad Amin Madani, secretary-general of the 57-member Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC). The head of the world's largest bloc of Muslim countries has expressed concern over human rights violations in India-held Kashmir, which has seen weeks of deadly clashes between M

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An Open Letter To Rashtriya Muslim Manch Of RSS On Its Plan To Hoist Tricolour At Madrasaas

  0 comments   |     by Communal Harmony - by Shamsul Islam

As per press reports Rashtriya Muslim Manch is to hoist National Flag; the Tricolour at some madrasaas across the country on Independence Day. Since your organization, a creation of RSS, has taken a unilateral decision we would like to ask few related questions. Before taking up the task of hoisting our National Flag on madrasaas you must prove your credentials regarding loyalty

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Kashmir: Siege Without End! - Kashmir First, in Greater Kashmir

  0 comments   |     by Mohammad Ashraf

Last Sunday when I logged into the Facebook, it came up with my memory of the year 2010. It was an article titled “The Stubborn Delhi” which I had written for my column, Kashmir First, in Greater Kashmir. Somehow the software in the Facebook seemed to have very good intelligence as the article was very much relevant t

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A Season of Loss in Kashmir - Why is it that the deaths in Kashmir

  0 comments   |     by Wajahat Habibullah | Via The Hindu

For days after the killing of Burhan Wani, every TV channel rang with acrimonious debate. Wani was described by India as a terrorist and by Pakistan as a martyr. The media resounded to argument and indignation. The number of dead and injured continued to rise relentlessly. Among the ea

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MESSAGE FROM THE EDITORS- NEW DALIT MOVEMENT

  0 comments   |     by Editor

SIGNS OF A NEW DALIT MOVEMENT Today is India's 70th Independence day. In a historic rally in Una, Gujarat, where 7 dalits were publicly flogged for skinning a dead cow Dalits vowed never to do sanitation work and never to dispose off dead cattle ever again. Perhaps a new era is born in India, or the beginning of a new independence movement for Dalits?

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Kashmiris observe Indian Independence Day as Black day

  0 comments   |     by S A Gardezi

Kashmiris observe Indian Independence Day as black day By Syed Abbad Gardezi

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