Shankaracharya and head of the renowned Badarinath- based Jyotish Peeth (seat) Avimukteshwaranand, known for his controversial statements, on Thursday said Uttarakashi and other mosque controversies must be resolved amicably through talks and not fighting against each other.
Communal harmony was on display in East Burdwan where Muslims, over the decades, have been participating in Lakshmi Puja with the Hindu families for three consecutive days.
Running with the hare and hunting with the hounds is an idiom that summarises Pakistan’s consistent tryst with religiosity.
Remembering Vidyasagar’s health care service for the Santal people of Karmatar, a little known village in the Jamtara Sadar Subdivision of present day Jharkhand state, may be a fitting tribute to him on his 204th birth anniversary.
Jaleel asked what reforms “Malappuram lovers” expect to implement in the Muslim community if they fail to address this issue.
A number of traders in Siliguri are involved in the business of Rakhi making for decades, as they bring it from Delhi, Lucknow, and Kolkata and then sell it to the local markets.
Earlier this week, the septuagenarian man developed health complications and was under treatment by a doctor but couldn’t survive.
Muslim scholars insist that nothing in Islam is incompatible with technological advances or industrial development. In the days of the caliphs, Islam led the world in scientific and intellectual discoveries. What Muslims object to are the evils associated with modernization. The breakdown of the family structure, the lowering of moral standards, and the appeal of easygoing secular lifestyles. At the same time, Muslims are demanding the positive best of the West, such as schools, hospitals, income avenues and technology.
As if this were not enough the growth of Hindu right-wing extremism, if it can be called that, spewing venom against the Muslims in particular and Christians to a lesser extent further aggravates the situation.
Anees Ahmad, National General Secretary of PFI told IANS on Friday that PFI legal cells in all states especially in BJP-ruled states are approaching victims in this regard.
