I apologise: Dalai Lama after remark on Jawaharlal Nehru

Posted by chaitanya bansal at August 11, 2018

Aug 11, 2018 Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Friday apologised for his statement that India’s first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru was “self-centred.” On Wednesday, he had said Nehru had a “self-centred attitude” to become India’s first prime minister even though Mahatma Gandhi was in favour of Muhammad Ali Jinnah taking the top post […]

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As Donald Trump cracks down on Pakistan, US cuts military training programmes

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Aug 11, 2018 President Donald Trump’s administration has quietly started cutting scores of Pakistani officers from coveted training and educational programmes that have been a hallmark of bilateral military relations for more than a decade, US officials say. The move, which has not been previously reported, is one of the first known impacts from Trump’s […]

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Today’s Almanac

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Jyatu Jayatu Hindurashtram ! Good morning , Have a blessed day ! Namaskar ! As per Hindu Almanac i.e. Vedic Panchang for 11th August 2018 Kaliyug Varsha – 5120, Vikram Samvat- 2075, Shak Varsh -1940 Shak Samvat Maas – Ashadha Vikram Samvat Maas – Shravana Paksha –  Krishna Paksha Diwas –  Saturday Tithi – Amavasya […]

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Chinese Hui Muslim protest forces authorities to halt plan to demolish Weizhou Grand Mosque

Posted by chaitanya bansal at August 10, 2018

Aug 10, 2018 Local authorities have been pushed to delay plans to demolish a new mosque in northwest China after a rare protest by hundreds of Muslims from the ethnic Hui group on Thursday. The huge crowd gathered on Thursday and Friday in the square outside the Weizhou Grand Mosque, an imposing white structure topped […]

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Ahead of Bakrid PETA India asks states to enforce law to prevent cruelty to animals

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Aug 10, 2018 Ahead of Bakrid, animal rights body PETA India has asked states to enforce laws against cruelty to animals during sacrifice. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India has sent a letter to states asking them to take precautionary measures to stop illegal transport and killing of animals in the lead-up […]

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Withdraw your military choppers, China-backed Maldives govt tells India

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Aug 10, 2018 The Maldives wants India to withdraw military helicopters and personnel posted there following the expiry of an agreement in June, its envoy said, the latest snub to New Delhi by President Abdulla Yameen’s China-backed government. India and China are going head to head in the Maldives, the Indian Ocean island chain where […]

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Punjab: Farmers take to rearing male buffalo calves — only to sell for meat

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August 10, 2018 VIJAY GANDHI’S 18 buffaloes, at first sight, seem to belong to a regular dairy farm. But on closer inspection, it turns out they are all males of six to 18 months age — and being reared exclusively for meat. “I bought these kattas (male buffalo calves) from farmers here, paying Rs 1,500 […]

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Catholic Priests Abused 1,000 Children in Pennsylvania, Report Says

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Bishops and other leaders of the Roman Catholic Church in Pennsylvania covered up child sexual abuse by more than 300 priests over a period of 70 years, persuading victims not to report the abuse and law enforcement not to investigate it, according to a searing report issued by a grand jury on Tuesday…….

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Today’s Almanac

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Jayatu Jayatu Hindurashtram ! Good morning , Have a blessed day ! Namaskar ! As per Hindu Almanac i.e. Vedic Panchang for 10th August 2018 Kaliyug Varsha – 5120, Vikram Samvat- 2075, Shak Varsh -1940 Shak Samvat Maas – Ashadha Vikram Samvat Maas – Shravana Paksha –  Krishna Paksha Diwas –  Friday Tithi – Chaturdashi […]

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