India has mechanism to address religious freedom violations:US

Suzan Johnson CookAmbassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom AMBASSADOR COOK: Thank you, Mr. Secretary. It's an honor to serve you. Good morning. The 2012 International Religious Freedom Report provides a factual rendering of the status ...

WashingtonA US federal advisory body has reiterated its concerns about Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's admissibility to the US due to his alleged complicity in the 2002 riots in the state. Modi, the US Commission on International Religious ...

In a pluralistic society like India it is imperative that religious fervour be tempered to suit the common good, say Vivek Gumaste. It was an act of crass insensitivity; a deed deliberately designed to raise the hackles of all right minded Indians; a cruel, blatant affront to the Constitution of India made doubly noxious by its inaction on the hallowed floor of the Lok Sabha, the fountain head of our pluralistic democracy. Bahujan Samaj Party MP Shafiqur Rahman Burq by walking out of the Lok ...

Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday said that it was the teachings of Hindu seers had kept the country going forward. He was speaking at the silver jubilee celebrations of the Sivagiri Mutt's headquarters of the Sree Narayana Dharma ...

Mumbai News.Net Tuesday 21st May, 2013 of the Constitution of India," the statement said. Other Top Stories Comments Comments No comments yet for this story Have your say Your name or nickname Your comment More Mumbai News Mumbai News.Net - Tuesday ...

The events of last over two decades have shown us, more than before that the efforts of dividing the nation by communal forces have been a major obstacle to social peace and process of development. In India while the communal violence began with the ...

The face-off between the Congress-led UPA and a belligerent Opposition has stalled the passage of over 200 bills in Parliament. Most of the bills have been held up by the Manmohan Singh government's failure to get powerful chief ministers and their ...

" " Objectives This Forum takes place within the framework of FIDH's International Congress, a major event, bringing together human rights defenders from FIDH's 164 member organisations and other partners from all over the world, every three years.

The continuation of the ban was demanded in its annual report-2013 released in Washington on Tuesday, saying there was enough evidence allegedly linking him to 2002 communal riots in Gujarat. According to the report, Modi is the only individual ...