Haj is the culminating tenet of Islam. The word Haj means, literally, repairing to a place for the sake of visit (al-qasd liziyarah), and in the terminology of the Islamic Shariah, it implies repairing to BaitAllah (the House of Allah) to observe the necessary devotions (iqamatan li-nusuk) in the sacred places in the Holy Makkah. Haj is such a worship by which one exhibits one's servitude and...
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Dalit activist and the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) member of parliament in the Lok Sabha, Udit Raj, in his recent article in the Indian Express titled"Where is The Indian Lincoln" highlights some pertinent questions and brings forth the issue of the caste related atrocities. But he goes on to hide things which are more crucial to the process of caste annihilation. Women members of Dalit...
The twin coastal districts of Karnataka will soon be equipped with better infrastructure to respond to cyclones and other natural disasters. Akin to cyclone shelters set up in Odisha, the Karnataka government has proposed to set up four cyclone shelters in the coastal region to deal with emergencies such as cyclones and other natural disasters. As per this proposal, a cyclone shelter will come up...
Past is used by communal politics for their present political agenda. In India on one hand we have the use of medieval history where the Muslim Kings are presented asaggressors due to whom Hindu society had to suffer', on the other now we are witnessing the distortion of ancient history being marshaled to undermine Buddhism vis a vis Brahmanism. The figure chosen to make this point by communal...
Just before the 2014 Lok Sabha elections Muzaffarnagar erupted in violence in which nearly 80 Muslims died, and thousands fled their villages. Now with the 2017 Assembly elections due in Uttar Pradesh, the BJP seems to have activated its machinery yet again. BJP MP Hukum Singh from Kairana claimed that hundreds of Hindu families are being forced to leave Kairana, a Muslim majority area in UP. The...
The performance of the Modi Government during last two years has to be seen in the light of the promises made in the electoral campaign and on the barometer of values of Indian Constitution of pluralism and diversity. Acche din had become a buzzword, black money being retrieved and being deposited in everybody's bank account was looked forward to and anticipation of creation of jobs got registered...
The appointment of new chiefs in certain states by the Bharatiya Janata Party is widely seen as a serious step towards assembly poll preparations. Turning a blind eye towards corruption charges against many of the party leaders, the BJP gave top priority to caste and Sangh affiliations while finalising new state chiefs. The formation of Gujarat modelAnti-Corruption Bureau' by Congress government...
In fresh escalation of political violence in poll-bound Kerala, a 28-year-old Youth Congress worker was hacked to death allegedly by DYFI workers at Evoor in Alapuzha early today even as BJP and CPI(M) workers clashed in Thiruvananthapuram district leaving at least 30 injured. Police sources said Youth Congress worker Sunil Kumar was woken up from sleep at 2 AM this morning by eight activists of...
Dear Mr Hegde! Your derogatory and hate-mongering remarks against Islam compelled me to write this letter. I can also use similarly provocative language with a different tone in this letter to denounce you. But, I prefer to follow the teachings of Islam and use the language of a Muslim and try my best to convince you that you have committed a grave blunder. Besides, I want you to open your mind to...
Mangaluru/Udupi: As another year goes by, leaving with us many fond as well as disturbing memories, we take a look at some of the important events and incidents of the year 2015 in twin districts of coastal Karnataka. January New Top Cops for Mangaluru, Udupi Senior IPS officer S Murugan was transferred from Karnataka State Industrial Security Force and posted as the new Commissioner of Mangaluru...