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Kashmiri Pandits on Wednesday staged a protest at Srinagar’s Lal Chowk and threatened to launch fast-unto-death sit-ins if the Kashmir Temples and Shrines Bill was not passed in the J&K Assembly. The Bill is pending for the past five years. Apart from the Temples and Shrines Bill, Kashmiri Pandits asked the state government to investigate [...]

For Prime Minister Narendra Modi rehabilitation of the internally displaced persons (IDPs) was not just an empty poll promise made in the heat of elections. Less than a week into office, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), under the guidance of the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), has initiated an ambitious project to rehabilitate people who [...]

Israel today said it was all ready to be part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s dream project of restoring to river Ganga its past glory. ‘We will be more than happy to cooperate with any Indian entity, government or private, in the task of cleaning the Ganga,’ Israeli Ambassador to India Alon Ushpiz said in [...]

New Delhi: The new BJP government has taken initial steps towards introducing the Hindu perspective in the education system. It is learnt that human resources development minister Smriti Irani has asked HRD officials to develop educational material that encapsulates the contribution of ancient Indians in different fields like science, mathematics, social sciences, philosophy, grammar and [...]

On a visit to UK (2015) we once again witnessed recycled half-truths and vilifications replete with false allegations against Prime Minister Narendra Modi doing their rounds in the Indian and Western media regarding the 2002 Gujarat Riots. One of the biggest accusations by the media has been that as chief minister of Gujarat Modi never [...]

As the long-drawn parliamentary election meanders to a close, it would be churlish to deny that Mr Narendra Modi gambled well in his choice of Varanasi as the wellspring of his plans for rejuvenating India, economically and civilisationally. It is equally evident that the people of Gujarat realise he will quit Vadodara in the event [...]

Famous for its wrestlers, the village of Asola-Fatehpur Beri on the outskirts of Delhi is now making a name for itself supplying doormen to the Indian capital’s upmarket bars and clubs.- Courtesy BBC [...]

A group of Kashmiri Pandits today held a protest over recent remarks by Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah that the exodus of the community from the Valley took place in 1990 when Jagmohan was the Governor. Holding placards, the Pandits raised slogans at Jantar Mantar against Omar and said his remarks of blaming [...]

HHR had met Francois Gautier  in London 10 years ago at an exhibition on the plight of Kashmiri Hindus .He soon wrote this .What has changed since ? Forget the Indian Government but what has the wider Hindu Community done since this article was written 10 years ago July 30, 2004 FACT, the Foundation Against [...]

 I was an intern back then. Having done my diploma in journalism and mass communication, i was working with a senior journalist to learn the tricks of on-ground reporting and developing contacts.My mentor was a veteran journalist, aged about 52 years. Everyone used to call him Haji sahab. He had gone on Haj with family [...]