New Delhi 19-June (RINA):  We condemn, most forcefully and unreservedly, the Israeli President’s suggestion to the Indian government to disregard the Indian Muslim community in developing and strengthening relations with the Zionist state. First of all, this is an unacceptable interference in the internal affairs of a sovereign and free state. Moreover, it is a blatant disregard of the democratic [...]

By Anasudhin Azeez London, June 19 (IANS) A high-level Indian delegation led by Minister for Minority Affairs K. Rahman Khan met senior British ministers and officials to formulate the framework of an equal opportunity commission for India. Minister Khan and his delegation, that included Joint Secretary Y P Singh, met Eric Pickles, secretary of state for communities and local government, Baroness [...]

New Delhi 19-June (RINA): Following is the text of Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh’s statement to the media after an aerial survey of disaster affected areas of Uttarakhand: “Earlier today, Smt. Sonia Gandhi, Chairperson, UPA and I undertook an aerial survey of the rain and flood-affected areas of Uttarakhand. We saw for ourselves the large scale devastation that has been caused in the State. [...]

Calicut 19-June (RINA): The National Executive Council of the Popular Front of India welcomed the departure of JD (U) from National Democratic Alliance and observed that it was a good riddance to a divisive political formation. The NDA has played a highly sectarian role in the country s politics and used disunity and disharmony for political gains. It indirectly helped the rise of communal terrorist [...]

New Delhi 19-June (RINA):The Entrance Test for admission to M.A. in Political Science for the session 2013-14 at Jamia Millia Islamia was held on June 18, 2013. As is the practice in the university, there were four sets of Question Papers for the Entrance Test for MA in Political Science as well. However, upon completion of the Entrance Test it was pointed out by some of the candidates that approximately [...]

New Delhi 19-June (RINA): Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh has congratulated President-elect Mr. Hasssan Rowhani of Iran on his election. The Prime Minister in his congratulatory message said India and Iran enjoy deep historical and civilizational links, which have provided a strong foundation for our broad-based and mutually beneficial relationship. He said we look forward to strengthening this relationship [...]

New Delhi 19-June (RINA): The HRD Ministry will set up a state-of-the-art system to monitor the mid day meal scheme on a real- time basis. The Scheme which covers more than ten and a half crore school children in over 12 lakh schools will be monitored through latest communication system – Inter Voice Response System on a daily basis. It will be uploaded from every school giving details of the [...]

New Delhi 19-June (RINA): The Janata Dal (United) is committed to keeping Narendra Modi, Gujarat chief minister, away from the 2014 prime ministerial race, according to Irshad Ahmad, the party’s national general secretary. Modi was chief minister during the Gujarat riots that killed hundreds of Muslims in the worst communal riot of post-Independent India. Speaking at a Jamia Millia Islamia Alumni [...]

Gujarat 19-June (RINA): My daughter Ishrat Jehan was abducted, illegally confined and killed in cold blood by officers and men of the Gujarat police, in June 2004. She was killed as part of a larger conspiracy which had a political agenda. Ishrat s murder was projected as an  encounter  and justified by branding her a terrorist who had come with 3 other men to attack the Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra [...]

Bangalore 19-June (RINA): Islamic finance and banking has, of late, become a subject of great interest for economists and financial institutions alike. In order to meet the growing demand of information on this sphere of Islamic way of life, several consultancies have come up. Among them is Infinity Consultants, a Shari’ah compliant advisory firm based in Bangalore. It was set up in 2007 by a group [...]