Bombing in North Waziristan leaves 60 dead

Bombing in North Waziristan leaves 60 dead File photo of a Pakistan Air Force JF-17 Thunder. PHOTO: PPI MIRANSHAH: Jet planes bombed hideouts of suspected militants in North Waziristan early on Wednesday, killing at least 60 people including insurgent commanders, officials said. As per reports so far, 60 militants including some of the important commanders and foreigners were also killed in the strikes and around 30 were injured, a statement from the military’s media wing said, without elaborating on who the commanders were. “Confirmed militant hideouts were targeted early morning today in North Waziristan...

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कैसे और क्‍यों बनाया अमेरिका ने अरविंद केजरीवाल को

कैसे और क्‍यों बनाया अमेरिका ने अरविंद केजरीवाल को संदीप देव, नई दिल्‍ली। कांग्रेस अध्यक्ष सोनिया गांधी की अध्यक्षता वाली एनजीओ गिरोह ‘राष्ट्रीय सलाहकार परिषद (एनएसी)’ ने घोर सांप्रदायिक ‘सांप्रदायिक और लक्ष्य केंद्रित हिंसा निवारण अधिनियम’ का ड्राफ्ट तैयार किया है। एनएसी की एक प्रमुख सदस्य अरुणा राय के साथ मिलकर अरविंद केजरीवाल ने सरकारी नौकरी में रहते हुए एनजीओ की कार्यप्रणाली समझी और फिर ‘परिवर्तन’ नामक एनजीओ से जुड़ गए। अरविंद लंबे अरसे तक राजस्व विभाग से छुटटी लेकर भी सरकारी तनख्वाह ले रहे थे और एनजीओ से भी वेतन उठा रहे थे, जो ‘श्रीमान ईमानदार’ को कानूनन भ्रष्‍टाचारी की श्रेणी में रखता है। वर्ष 2006 में ‘परिवर्तन’ में काम करने के...

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Minorities in a saffronized India 

Minorities in a saffronized India  SEEMA SENGUPTA     As India remained glued to the television, while news of a thumping Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) victory in the recently concluded general election spread like wildfire, it seemed that I was witnessing the demise of the very idea of India — an idea that encompasses pluralism, liberal values and above all a spirit of brotherhood.  This very nature and essence of India has attracted millions of patriots in the sacred struggle of achieving the right to self-rule and preserving the nations’ secular values since time immemorial. My grandfather...

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Make Dhaka first stop: Hasina tells Modi

Make Dhaka first stop: Hasina tells Modi 17-May-14 10:58 AM Tags: Modi, Sheikh Hasina, 2014 Lok Sabha Election Congratulating Mr Modi, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has expressed the hope that they both will work together to take the India-Bangladesh ties to “increasingly greater heights Both the government and the major opposition party have congratulated Narendra Modi following BJP’s resounding electoral victory in the India’s 16th Lok Sabha elections.Congratulating Mr Modi, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has expressed the hope that they both will work together to take the India-Bangladesh ties to “increasingly greater heights.”In...

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Pakistan: Hindu community facing brunt of problems, says MNA

Pakistan: Hindu community facing brunt of problems, says MNA Tags: Pakistan Hindu community, blasphemy laws, Islam and minority Rights, forced conversion of Hindu girls There is a dire need to acknowledge the problems being faced by Hindus so they can be resolved, said Dr Ramesh Kumar Vankwani, patron in-chief, of the Pakistan Hindu Council.Vankwani, said that among minorities, the Hindu community is the worst-affected in the country and it is important to resolve their problems. He highlighted victimisation of minorities through the blasphemy laws. Referring to the recent attack on a dharmshala in Larkana, he said...

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Worst countries for religious freedom

Worst countries for religious freedom Tags: religious freedom, religious extremism, blasphemy laws, The latest annual report to Congress lists the eight countries of ‘particular concern’ that are “considered to commit particularly severe violations of religious freedom” The reports of a Sudanese woman being sentenced to death for apostasy and 100 lashes for adultery have received worldwide condemnation. Her case is indicative of a worldwide rise in persecutions of people in the name of religion. In this regard the US State Department has been tracking the ‘religious freedom’ of people across the globe in compliance with the International...

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Report on ‘women in politics’ launched in PAK

Report on ‘women in politics’ launched in PAK Women representation in Pakistan’s parliament has increased over the years, but this has not necessarily led to greater diversity or empowerment as most have their campaigns run by the men of their families. Majority of the woman members of the national and provincial assemblies come from political families. These were some of the key findings and recommendations made by the study report ‘Women’s Political Participation and Leadership for Effective Democratic Government’, which was conducted by Women’s Initiative for  Learning  and...

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