India: A Secular Democracy Strains For Balance

Activists condemn victimization of Muslim youth in Nasik

By: chnarendra

Asha Parivar activists lamented that uthorities are once again unashamedly attempting to victimize a Muslim youth with the allegation that he is "Pakistani."  They alleged that Rahman Nawaz Khan, brother of noted social activist Faisal Khan, underwent humiliating and agonizing experience in Nasik at about 5:30pm on 9th of October 2009, ...

about 1 month ago

Obama aims to reassure Singh on U.S.-India ties

By: azhar12

President Barack Obama hosts Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday for talks considered critical to showing Washington's commitment to New Delhi in a region where its rivals, China and Pakistan, are U.S. priorities. Obama's challenge will be to ease the emerging Asian power's concerns that it is slipping down his foreign ...

7 days ago

Religious Minority in Jharkhand come together for secular government

By: jochanj

RANCHI: Christians and Muslims in the state of Jharkhand in India have come together and urged the people to vote for a secular government in the state for the coming assembly elections. The first phase of the elections is already over on 25 November and with 54 percent of voting no untoward incidents recorded in the state. The all ...

5 days ago

Muhammad Ali Jinnah

By: arboofti

Muhammad Ali Jinnah (Urdu: محمد علی جناح Audio (help·info);

7 days ago