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The case for peace
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The case for peace

By Dr Mohammad Manzoor Alam A few weeks ago I had written a piece, “Let’s give peace a chance.” In it I had argued for co-operating with the Supreme Court-ordered Ayodhya mediation committee that seeks to find an amicable out-of-court settlement of the dogged Babri Masjid-Ram Janambhoomi conflict. I had argued for a settlement of...

Qur’an, Adhan competitions attract over 21,000 global entries
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Qur’an, Adhan competitions attract over 21,000 global entries

RIYADH: More than 21,000 people from 162 countries have so far applied to take part in two prestigious Saudi-organized religious competitions. Launched earlier this year by Turki Al-Sheikh, chairman of the Kingdom’s General Entertainment Authority (GEA), the Qur’an and Adhan recital contests will offer a winners’ prize pot of SR7 million ($1.9 million). The initiative aims...

Ayodhya land dispute case: SC allows mediation process to continue, seeks report on outcome by Aug 1
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Ayodhya land dispute case: SC allows mediation process to continue, seeks report on outcome by Aug 1

New Delhi, Jul 18 (PTI) The Supreme Court Thursday allowed mediation process in the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute case to continue and sought a report on its outcome by August 1. A five-judge Constitution bench, headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi, said that after perusing the report filed by the mediation panel, it will take...

Police lathicharge on Ad-hoc teacher protesting near Bihar Assembly, many injured
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Police lathicharge on Ad-hoc teacher protesting near Bihar Assembly, many injured

Patna(Millat Times) Police resorted to lathi-charge on the Bihar government-employed ad hoc teacher protesting near Bihar Assembly who came to the state capital, Patna across all over the state in thousands under the banner of Bihar State Primary Teachers Association. They were protesting outside the Bihar legislative assembly, at the Gardhanibagh Dharnasthal tried to open the...

Prof.A.Marx re-elected as Chairperson of NCHRO
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Prof.A.Marx re-elected as Chairperson of NCHRO

15 July 2019,Chennai*Press Release* The National Confederation of Human Rights Organisations (NCHRO), held its Biennial General Assembly here on Sunday at ICSA Hall, Chennai. Prof. A. Marx was re-elected as the Chairperson for the term of 2019-2021. NCHRO is India’s largest human rights confederation involved in human rights education, fact-finding missions and campaigns to highlight...

I WANT MY SANJIV Bhatt BACK HOME: SHWETA BHATT
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I WANT MY SANJIV Bhatt BACK HOME: SHWETA BHATT

Press Release,New Delhi,7th July 2019: “It is the case of fast track injustice by the court of law; very unfortunate” Shweta Bhatt, the wife of jailed IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt by the political hegemony, told the media conference at the Press Club of India in the national capital here on Sunday afternoon organised by the...

AIIC a body of Ulemas,Imams and Islamic scholars held Protest March at Jantar Mantar
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AIIC a body of Ulemas,Imams and Islamic scholars held Protest March at Jantar Mantar

Press Release,10th July 2019 on the following key issues and we request your kind self to consider the demands of the Imams’ fraternity. 1. Stop Mob Lynching and Right Wing Atrocities From Akhlaq to Tabreez Ansari viz., Pehlu Khan, Mazloom Ansari, Afrazullah, Rohit Vemola, Dhabolkar, Pansare, Gouri Lankesh to Hafiz Junaid, Asifa more than 100...

Mohamed Morsi was murdered by US imperialism
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Mohamed Morsi was murdered by US imperialism

Egypt’s only elected President, Mohammed Morsi, is dead. He died in court, apparently of a heart attack. But the reality is that the Egyptian dictatorship murdered him, and thus by US imperialism. He had been denied much-needed medical treatment by the military regime. His supporters called the death “full-fledged murder.” Second, only to Israel, the Egyptian military regime has long...