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Sukhbir Badal seeks review of ‘Blacklist’ of Sikhs; Writes to Indian Home Minister Rajnath Singh

Authorities must release Irom Sharmila following government decision to decriminalize attempt to suicide

SGPC want Narendra Modi to review cases of Sikh political prisoners; Gurbaksh Singh Khalsa’s hunger strike continues

Dal Khalsa urges Sikhs to boycott India’s republic day celebrations

Opposition slams, Hindutva bodies support UP Gov. Ram Naik’s remark on Ram Temple

After initial denial, Center now approves compensation of 1984 Sikh massacres victims

Indian Constitution Denies recognition to “Sikhism” As Religion – AISSF To Campaign change in Article 25

Modi plays two different tones in two rallies, Jammu – and – Kashmir

India: Amnesty International India hold round-table on bulling in schools as party of #BullyNoMore campaign

Catholic Church gutted in fire in Delhi: Church authorities see attempt to trigger communal polarization

Naxalites/ Maoists gun down 13 CRPF personnel in Chhatisgarh

Aligarh Muslim University students take out march against BJP’s attempt to polarize society by saffronization

Amidst reports of 39 killings, Sushma Swaraj denies any concrete information on ‘40 missing’ in Iraq

Militant, Indian army exchanges gun-fire ahead of Narendra Modi’s rally at Udhampur (Jammu)

Hindtuva bodies’ proposed program at Aligarh Muslim University sparks controversy

Indians, Punjabis abducted in Mosul (Iraq) killed by ISIS, claims media report

Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand to vote in first round of polling for state assemblies today

Hindutva ‘Thought Paper’ lists out 5-Ms as biggest enemies of Hindutva forces in India

BJP leader shot dead in Bihar; Killing sparks protests

Hindu Terror not an appropriate term, says Rajnath Singh

RSS not an external force: Ranjanth Singh; Says he and Narendra Modi will remain RSS men all their life

US President Obama to attend India’s republic day as ‘Chief Guest’ in 2015

Hindutva sounds aloud in India: Delhi under ‘swabhimani’ Hindus after 800 years, says Ashok Singal

Naxals strike in Chhatisgarh; Chopper carrying injured CRPF men also targeted, claims police

Narendra Modi tells Naxals to drop guns; Says Violence has no place in Gandhi’s country

India: Manipuri Ph. D student found ‘murdered’ in Delhi

Video of protest against Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Melbourne (Australia)

INDIA: Six incidents of communal violence reported between April-August 2014 in Uttar Pradesh

Chinese troops conducting training exercises for Pakistan Army, claims BSF report

Exlcusion of Kashmir from India’s map displayed at Queensland University in Australia during Narendra Modi’s visit irritates Indian authorites

“Probe” into Hondh Chillar Massacre stopped after expiry of the Garg Commission’s term

AISSF files PIL petition on Sikh massacre in 1984 in Jharkhand

India: Family planning camp turns disaster as 8 women died, 30 critical after sterilization

India: The new art of communal violence in operation to manufacture a “perfect riot”, media report

Omar Abdullah accuses Mufti Mohammad Sayeed of supervising massacre of Kashmiri youths

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Sukhbir Badal seeks review of ‘Blacklist’ of Sikhs; Writes to Indian Home Minister Rajnath Singh

December 19, 2014

Punjab deputy chief minister and Shiromani Akali Dal (Badal) president Sukhbir Badal recently urged Indian home minister Rajnath Singh to review the (so-called) blacklist of the Sikhs residing abroad maintained by the Indian State. He urged BJP government to delete names of those who were not required for any crime in Punjab.

Authorities must release Irom Sharmila following government decision to decriminalize attempt to suicide

December 17, 2014

Authorities in India must build on the central government’s decision to decriminalize attempt to suicide by dropping all charges of attempted suicide against Prisoner of Conscience Irom Sharmila and releasing her immediately and unconditionally, Amnesty International India said today.

SGPC want Narendra Modi to review cases of Sikh political prisoners; Gurbaksh Singh Khalsa’s hunger strike continues

December 15, 2014

Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) chief Avtar Singh Makkar has appealed to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for reviewing the cases of Sikh political prisoners who have been languishing in jail despite having completed their sentences.

Dal Khalsa urges Sikhs to boycott India’s republic day celebrations

December 14, 2014

Raising the pitch in the wake of an appeal made by Jathedar of the Akal Takht to sign online petition seeking amendment to Article 25 (b) (2) of the Indian constitution, the Dal Khalsa has come out with more radical step to address the long-pending demand what it termed as "constitutional wrong".

Opposition slams, Hindutva bodies support UP Gov. Ram Naik’s remark on Ram Temple

December 12, 2014

Even as the row over alleged forced re-conversions of Muslims in to Hinduism continues to ignite passions, Uttar Pradesh Governor Ram Naik today stirred another controversy by saying that a ‘Ram temple’ in Ayodhya should be built at the site of the demolished Babri Masjid as per the "wishes of the people of India".

After initial denial, Center now approves compensation of 1984 Sikh massacres victims

December 11, 2014

A month after it denied taking a decision on enhancing the compensation for the next of kin of victims of the 1984 anti-Sikh massacres, India’s Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Tuesday wrote to the Finance Ministry seeking release of funds for disbursement during the current fiscal.

Indian Constitution Denies recognition to “Sikhism” As Religion – AISSF To Campaign change in Article 25

December 10, 2014

AISSF today led a candle light march in Jalandhur, Punjab to mark World Human Rights Day and took the opportunity to lambast India’s appalling human rights record. Citing the deaths of hundreds of thousands of Sikhs and other minorities as a result of state terrorism since the 1980s, the protestors also pointed to the bewildering array of fundamental international human rights legal standards which India openly defies.

Modi plays two different tones in two rallies, Jammu – and – Kashmir

December 9, 2014

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi played two different tones in two different rallies - one in Jammu and the other one in Kashmir. On December 08, in Jammu, Narendra Modi decried its neglect, hailed its patriotic people and focused on the pride and prestige of the region. The Tribune noted that there were two different emotional and political tones of Narendra Modi at two different venues.

India: Amnesty International India hold round-table on bulling in schools as party of #BullyNoMore campaign

December 6, 2014

A press release by Amnesty International India says six students from Bangalore shared their views on bullying in schools with the India’s Minister of Human Resource Development Smriti Irani in New Delhi on 5 December 2014 at a round table organised by Amnesty International India with the Ministry of Human Resource Development.

India: Amnesty International India hold round-table on bulling in schools as party of #BullyNoMore campaign

December 6, 2014

Catholic Church gutted in fire in Delhi: Church authorities see attempt to trigger communal polarization

December 2, 2014

New Delhi, India: A prominent Catholic church in northeast Delhi’s Dilshad Garden was gutted in a major fire Monday (Dec. 01) morning, prompting allegations of arson and foul play.

Naxalites/ Maoists gun down 13 CRPF personnel in Chhatisgarh

December 1, 2014

Media reports say that at least 13 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel got killed by Naxals/ Maoists in Chaattisgarh’s Sukma district. According to reports, a large number of heavily armed Naxal rebels laid a trap in Chintagufa area of Sukma district where an ‘anti-Naxal operation’ was on since last ten days. It has been learnt that the rebels attacked CRPF's 223 battalion which resulted in the death of its 13 troopers.

Aligarh Muslim University students take out march against BJP’s attempt to polarize society by saffronization

November 28, 2014

Hundreds of students of Aligarh Muslim University today took out a march against a program planned by Hindutva bodies, including RSS, ABVP and BJP. They described the proposed function as an attempt by BJP leaders to "polarise" society and claimed that Raja Mahendra Pratap's name was being misused to "encroach" upon the autonomy of the central university.

Aligarh Muslim University students take out march against BJP’s attempt to polarize society by saffronization

November 28, 2014

Amidst reports of 39 killings, Sushma Swaraj denies any concrete information on ‘40 missing’ in Iraq

November 28, 2014

New Delhi, India: India’s minister of External Affairs minister Sushma Swaraj today said that there is no concrete proof or information regarding either the safety or killing of the 39 Indians kidnapped in Mosul (Iraq) in June.

Amidst reports of 39 killings, Sushma Swaraj denies any concrete information on ‘40 missing’ in Iraq

November 28, 2014

Militant, Indian army exchanges gun-fire ahead of Narendra Modi’s rally at Udhampur (Jammu)

November 28, 2014

Jammu: Ahead of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s address to an election rally in Udhampur, 60 kms from Jammu, a militant reportedly hiding in an abandoned army bunker continues to exchange fire with Indian soldiers.

Militant, Indian army exchanges gun-fire ahead of Narendra Modi’s rally at Udhampur (Jammu)

November 28, 2014

Hindtuva bodies’ proposed program at Aligarh Muslim University sparks controversy

November 28, 2014

Aligarh, UP, India: Zameer Uddin Shah, Vice Chancellor of the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) has written to India’s minister of Human Resource Development Smriti Irani, warning of “massive student unrest” and a “probability of communal conflagration” if “certain elements” go ahead with their plan to commemorate the birthday of Raja Mahendra Pratap on the varsity campus on December 1.

Indians, Punjabis abducted in Mosul (Iraq) killed by ISIS, claims media report

November 28, 2014

New Delhi, India: A news reported by ABP (Sanjha) maintained that 39 out of 40 Indians, mostly Punjabis, abducted in Mosul (Iraq) by ISIS operatives are dead now. They were kidnapped by ISIS back in June and there was no information on their whereabouts.

Indians, Punjabis abducted in Mosul (Iraq) killed by ISIS, claims media report

November 28, 2014

Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand to vote in first round of polling for state assemblies today

November 25, 2014

New Delhi, India: The first of the five-round polling begins in Jammu and Kashmir and Jharkhand today. India's ruling Hindutva party - Bharatiya Janata Party has expressed high expectations in both states. In J-K, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) could emerge as the biggest gainer, say analysts.

Hindutva ‘Thought Paper’ lists out 5-Ms as biggest enemies of Hindutva forces in India

November 24, 2014

Do you know who the "biggest enemies of the Hindu society" are? These are ‘Malicious-5 or M5 — Marxism, Macaulayism, Missionaries, Materialism and Muslim extremism — says a two-side printed single-page ‘Thought Paper’ distributed in the World Hindu Congress 2014 that concluded in the national capital on Sunday.

BJP leader shot dead in Bihar; Killing sparks protests

November 24, 2014

Bihar, India: A BJP leader was shot dead allegedly by unidentified persons near Krishna theater in Siwan (Bihar). According to the police the incident took place on the evening of Nov. 23 when Srikant Bharti (42) was riding a bike on his way back home in Sonal Toli locality after attending a marriage function.

Hindu Terror not an appropriate term, says Rajnath Singh

November 22, 2014

New Delhi: India’s Home Minister Rajnath Singh today said that the terms like “Hindu Terror” or Hindu Terrorism” were not appropriate. In response to a media query that the BJP always maintained that Hindu terror was a UPA conspiracy and now, when investigation agency is under him, will he review such cases; the Hindutva leader said that the word “Hindu terror” was not an appropriate term.

RSS not an external force: Ranjanth Singh; Says he and Narendra Modi will remain RSS men all their life

November 22, 2014

New Delhi, India: Hindutva fountainhead is ultimate ruling power in India under Narendra Modi/ BJP’s regime. Indian Home minister Rajnath Singh declined to see the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) as an “external force”.

US President Obama to attend India’s republic day as ‘Chief Guest’ in 2015

November 22, 2014

New Delhi, India: US President Barack Obama has reportedly accepted invitation by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to be ‘Chief Guest’ on India’s ‘republic day’ on 26 Januar 2015. Media reports says that Obama would be the first US President to attend India’s republic day celebration as ‘Chief Guest’.

Hindutva sounds aloud in India: Delhi under ‘swabhimani’ Hindus after 800 years, says Ashok Singal

November 22, 2014

New Delhi, India: Vishav Hindu Parishan leader Ashok Singhal today (Nov. 21) said that the ‘Delhi has come back in to the hands of swabhimani (proud) Hindus after 800 years’. Singhal said that the victory of Hindutva forces in last Lok Sabha elections has brought back the control of Delhi into the hands of proud (upper caste) Hindus.

Naxals strike in Chhatisgarh; Chopper carrying injured CRPF men also targeted, claims police

November 21, 2014

Chhatisgarh, India: Five security personnel, including a CRPF inspector, were reportedly injured on Friday (Nov. 21) in a pressure bomb blast by Naxals in Maoist-hit Bijapur district in Chhattisgarh, police said.

Narendra Modi tells Naxals to drop guns; Says Violence has no place in Gandhi’s country

November 21, 2014

Jharkhand, India: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has asked Naxalite/ Maoist groups to drop guns and participate in “nation-building” project of the Indian state. Narendra Modi who is often blamed by various human rights groups for triggering anti-Muslim violence in 2002 reportedly stressed that ‘violence had no place in the country of Gautam Buddha and […]

India: Manipuri Ph. D student found ‘murdered’ in Delhi

November 20, 2014

New Delhi: A Ph. D. scholar from Manipur was found ‘murdered’ at his rented residence in south Delhi's Kotla Mubarakpur area of Delhi last night. The deceased has been identified as Zingram Kengo. He was 33 years old and was pursuing doctorate from Tata Institute of Social Sciences.

Video of protest against Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Melbourne (Australia)

November 18, 2014

Melbourne, Australia: Hundreds of protesters gathered outside Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on Nov. 18 to stage a protest against Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Modi was here to attend a dinner hosted by Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbot.

INDIA: Six incidents of communal violence reported between April-August 2014 in Uttar Pradesh

November 17, 2014

New Delhi, India: Uttar Pradesh government on Monday said that between April to August this year, six incidents of communal tension took place in the state.

Chinese troops conducting training exercises for Pakistan Army, claims BSF report

November 15, 2014

A BSF report submitted to India’s security adviser Ajit Doval says Chinese troops are conducting weapons training exercises for Pakistan army at some posts in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) adjoining Rajouri in Jammu & Kashmir.

Exlcusion of Kashmir from India’s map displayed at Queensland University in Australia during Narendra Modi’s visit irritates Indian authorites

November 14, 2014

Brisbane: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in Australia to participate in G-20 summit. Within hours after his arrival following an overnight flight from Myanmar, Narendra Modi headed for the QUT for the first engagement of his five-day Australia visit, the first by an Indian Prime Minister in 28 years after Rajiv Gandhi.

“Probe” into Hondh Chillar Massacre stopped after expiry of the Garg Commission’s term

November 14, 2014

Hisar, Haryana: The investigations into Hondh Chillar genocidal massacre of the Sikhs in November 1984 were reportedly stopped as the term of the Garg Commission constituted after 27 years of the massacre has expired. The extended term of Garg commission reportedly expired on 30 September, 2014; as a result the probe that was being conducted in a Hisar court was stopped with immediate effect.

AISSF files PIL petition on Sikh massacre in 1984 in Jharkhand

November 12, 2014

Jharkhand, India: All India Sikh Students Federation (AISSF) has reportedly filed a public interest litigation (PIL) in connection with the Sikh genocide 1984 in Bihar-Jharkhand.

India: Family planning camp turns disaster as 8 women died, 30 critical after sterilization

November 11, 2014

Chhatisgarh, India: A mass sterilization camp organized by the Chhatisgarh state government in Bilaspur turned a mass tragedy as eight women have died and some 30 others are in a critical condition.

India: The new art of communal violence in operation to manufacture a “perfect riot”, media report

November 9, 2014

The communal tension in Trilokpuri in East Delhi, Bawana in the West, Majnu ka Tilla in the North and Okhla in the South in recent weeks reveals a crucial development in the art of engineering communal trouble for immediate benefit: sophistication. Creating a communal frenzy leading to violent incidents is passé - these are difficult to control and the consequences are often difficult to manage.

Omar Abdullah accuses Mufti Mohammad Sayeed of supervising massacre of Kashmiri youths

November 9, 2014

Srinagar: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has blamed Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) patron Mufti Mohammad Sayeed for supervising the killing of thousands of youth in massacres in Kashmir when he was the home minister of India and accused him for being the biggest oppressor and tormentor in the history of the state.

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