Mumbai: In India, religion dominates people's lives to a great extent that at times, it dictates people's professions too. However, there are a few times when devotion is not constrained by religion. Abdul Rashid is such an example. The 58-year-old designer is the man behind the beautiful clothes and decorations of the idols of Lord Krishna and his beloved Radha at the ISKCON temple at Juhu. The decoration of the...
05:36 PM, Mar 07, 2012
Godhra: Ten years since the train burning incident in Godhra, CNN-IBN visited the town to find examples of communal harmony, Hindu-Muslim friendships and partnership in business, which survived the communal fire. They are enduring examples of harmony in a town, which is struggling to get over the past and communal divide. In a town made infamous by the incident that sparked off the Gujarat riots, Badri minerals stands as a...
11:54 AM, Feb 27, 2012
New Delhi: Residents of the Joga Bai village in Delhi's Jamia Nagar used the festival of Diwali to spread communal amity on Wednesday. There were notes from the Aazan and Aarati blending together in blissful coexistence. The residents of the 300-year-old village, less than a kilometer from the communally sensitive Batla chowk area, painted a picture of perfect harmony. "We celebrate Diwali with the Hindus and they visit our place...
09:46 AM, Oct 27, 2011
Srinagar: A village in Jammu and Kashmir poured out in hundreds to grieve and perform the last rites of a Kashmiri Hindu woman who died due to prolonged illness. 40-year-old Daisy's family did not migrate from Kashmir when hundreds of pundits fled en-masse in 1990. Daisy's end came on Thursday night but by morning, people in Kashmir once again reaffirmed their faith in communal harmony keeping intact the centuries old...
08:08 AM, Jan 28, 2011
Lucknow: Rehman Ali Rehman, a rickshaw puller in Uttar Pradesh's Basti district, doesn't mind if has to wait long for a customer. He uses the time to scribble on pieces of paper - poems for his forthcoming book. Rehman, a native of Badeban village in Basti district, has already penned four books that have a total collection of around 400 poems on topics like national integration, communal harmony, water woes...
12:56 PM, Jan 17, 2011
Purtageri: A small village in North Karnataka has showed the way to communal harmony. In Purtageri near Gadag in North Karnataka, it's Hindus who've come forward to help their Muslim brethren restore a mosque that was on the brink of collapse. It’s a century old mosque that's been crying for attention since last October. It's roofs started leaking and a portion of it was badly damaged in the heavy rains...
11:21 PM, Oct 01, 2010
Mumbai: The Ayodhya verdict has been hailed as a "mature" decision by Bollywood celebrities, who have urged their fans to maintain peace. The Indian film fraternity, which had earlier made a passionate appeal to the people to exercise restraint and maintain calm, gave the ruling a thumbs up. Oscar-nominated director of films like 'Bandit Queen' and 'Elizabeth', Shekhar Kapur gave his opinion on Twitter writing, "Mature handling by courts." Other...
11:55 PM, Sep 30, 2010
The National Advisory Council, brain-child of UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi, will re-start work soon. ...
08:45 AM, Jun 01, 2010
Hindu God had ordained devotees bow at the mosque before reaching him. ...
12:15 PM, Jan 14, 2009
Advani's comments came a day after terrorists laid seige on Mumbai. ...
12:03 PM, Nov 27, 2008
The proceeds will fund the secular programmes of 'Khoj', an NGO. ...
02:15 AM, Oct 15, 2008
Karachi: Pakistan is hoping to blood youngsters to boost its chances of regaining the ICC World Twenty20 title in Sri Lanka next year. Pakistan, who lost to India in the inaugural edition of the World Twenty20 Championship in South Africa in 2007, went on to capture the crown in England two years later. But they failed to defend the title in the Caribbean last year, losing to Australia in the...
10:55 AM, Feb 13, 2008
The
iftaar organised on Gandhi Jayanti sent a message of communal harmony. ...
08:45 AM, Oct 03, 2007
Govt has proposed that those indulging in communal disturbances should face double the stipulated punishment. ...
11:31 PM, Dec 28, 2006
Cuttack's
zari pandals are not only remarkable in their beauty but are also a symbol of communal harmony. ...
07:47 PM, Sep 26, 2006
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