INDIA SUMMARIZED

Koyilandi : In a recent development, an attack by Marxist goons on the residence of TK Padmanabhan, BJP state committee member, stands foiled. According to reports, a country bomb was planted in Padmanabhan’s residence, which did not explode. It was discovered by his wife, who was cleaning the yard early in the morning. Padmanabhan has borne the brunt of CPM attack on several previous occasions as well. According to Padmanabhan, during the previous attack, which he escaped narrowly, “Marxist goons had barged into his house,by hacking the door open using swords and other sharp weapons. They could be the same persons behind planting of the country bomb,” he said. Marxists in Kerala keep close contacts with Islamic militants to activate them for attacking Hindu activists and BJP workers in Kerala whenever required. At least 20 Hindus activists including RSS, Hindu Munnani and BJP were killed by the leftist goon from 2006 to 2008.

Sambhajinagar : Men have to wear wet ‘sovale’ if they want to have ‘darshan’ of Shanidev at Shani Shingnapur for maintaining sanctity of this temple. It is an ancient tradition followed for hundreds of years. Even men are not allowed to climb temple sanctum of Shani temple; so Trupti Desai’s doggedness to climb the temple sanctum is pointless. She and her organization should, however, stage movement for getting permission for Muslim women to enter mosque, if she is so much concerned about women’s right; instead of such publicity stunts. This was the response by Shiv Sena MP Shri. Chandrakant Khaire while speaking to representative of ‘Dainik Sanatan Prabhat’ at Sambhajinagar (Aurangabad). Congratulations to local residents and all pro-Hindu organizations ! He said, “I congratulate all local residents and activists of pro-Hindu organizations for exhibiting unity at Shani Shingnapur. Hindus need to be united. United strength of Hindus should be used for teaching lesson to such (an...

New Delhi : Government on April 4  declared that action will be taken against “unlawful” accounts held abroad by Indians and constituted a multi-agency group to continuously monitor information in the wake of Panama Papers that named 500 people including film actors and industrialists who have allegedly stashed money in offshore entities. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi discussed the issue with him this morning and on his advise the group has been set up, which includes officials from CBDT, RBI and FIU (Financial Intelligence Unit). “The multi-agency group will comprise various government agencies – the CBDT, FIU, FT&TR (Foreign Tax and Tax Research) and RBI. They will continuously monitor these (accounts) and whichever accounts are found to be unlawful, strict action as per existing laws will be taken,” he told reporters. Jaitley comments came on a day the Indian Express carried a report based on leaked documents of a Panama law firm Mo...

Biggest leak of over 11 million documents of Panama law firm features over 500 Indians linked to offshore firms, finds 8-month investigation by a team of The Indian Express led by Ritu Sarin, Executive Editor (News & Investigations). From film stars Amitabh Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan to corporates including DLF owner K P Singh and nine members of his family, and the promoters of Apollo Tyres and Indiabulls to Gautam Adani’s elder brother Vinod Adani. Last year, it was Swiss Leaks, a global list with over 1,100 Indians with secret bank accounts in HSBC Geneva, which shaped the debate over black money parked overseas. Now come The  Panama Papers . More than 11 million documents from the secret files of  Mossack Fonseca , a law firm headquartered in tax haven Panama, known for its factory-like production of offshore companies for its worldwide clientele of the well-heeled. These records reveal a list of individuals who have paid the firm — and bou...

Dehradun (Uttarakhand) : Law has its own place while Hindus’ traditions have place of their own. We abide by Dharma-shastra. Ancient traditions and customs based on science should be followed. Women should stay within their prescribed limits. They should not climb temple sanctum of Shanidev, was the frank opinion expressed by Shankaracharya Jagatguru Swami Swarupanand Saraswatiji Maharaj of ‘Jyotish’ and ‘Dwaraka Peetha’ while speaking to representative of ‘Dainik Sanatan Prabhat’. Mumbai High Court directed Maharashtra Government in its order on 30th March 2016 that women should get entry wherever men are allowed to go. An Act should be passed to that effect if women are to be prohibited entry at Shani Shingnapur; or if it is related to maintaining sanctity of temple, give explanation on the subject within two days. Shankaracharya expressed his opinion on the above issue. Shankaracharya said that Trupti Desai (of Bhoomata Brigade) is an atheist and does not represent women, in g...

Houston : A Pakistani-American Muslim owner, who put up anti-Hindu signs at a popular US eatery, has been forced to sell the franchise amid furore over the controversial posters that upset thousands of Indian-Americans. Mohammad Dar, 65, agreed to give up his business in Kemah, Texas, Dairy Queen said. “We are pleased to announce that as of Wednesday, March 30th, the DQ location in Kemah, Texas is now under new ownership and all interior and exterior signs posted by the former franchisee were immediately removed from that location,” said Dean A Peters, Associate Vice President of Communications of American Dairy Queen Corporation headquartered in Minneapolis. For the past six months, Dar’s Dairy Queen restaurant posted signs bashing Hinduism as a force of racism. Some of the messages, displayed on tall panels, mentioned Hinduism specifically and accused it of being based on racism. Dar taped more messages near the register, on the drive- through window and placed a large sign...

London :  Tony Blair has said that “many millions” of Muslims hold a viewpoint that is “fundamentally incompatible with the modern world.” Rejecting arguments that Isis is simply “tens of thousands of brainwashed crazies,” he continued: “[ISIS] does not seek dialogue but dominance. It cannot therefore be contained. It has to be defeated.” To mitigate against such attacks, the ex-PM argued for “active on-the-ground military support” for Arab armies, stating that Isis “have to be crushed.” He also called for the creation of a pan-national anti-terror force, saying: “We must build military capability able to confront and defeat the terrorists wherever they try to hold territory. This is a challenge for the West.” His comments, made during a Sunday Times interview, come six months after he admitted that the existence of ISIS could be blamed on Western intervention in the Arab world during the second Iraq war. Source :  TOI

 Leading Islamic seminary Darul Uloom Deoband on Friday issued a fatwa asking Muslim community members not to chant ‘Bharat Mata ki Jai’ as it is un-Islamic. According to media reports, the Islamic seminary said chanting ‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai’ is restricted as there is only one God in Islam. ”We love the country, but we believe only in one God,” Darul Uloom Deoband said when it was asked to respond to the ongoing debate on chanting or not chanting ”Bharat Mata Ki Jai” Interestingly, Darul Uloom Deoband had recently issued a decree asking Muslims to hoist national flag on their houses and establishments on Independence Day. It had also appealed to them to celebrate the occasion with great spirit of patriotism. Ashraf Usmani, spokesperson of the seminary said that “in the struggle for India’s freedom, the Ulemas (Islamic religious leaders) of Darul Uloom have played prominent roles”. The call for ‘Complete Independence’ was “given by Darul Uloom”, which later turned into t...

A certain officer in the then colonial Government in India had once pithily observed that the communists are the sort of the people who must always be “anti” something rather than “pro” anything (except, perhaps, themselves and a shadowy entity called ‘the people’. Ironically, it is in the name of this very entity called ‘the people’ that communists have carried out some of the greatest genocidal acts in history and continue to indulge in the politics of violence and hate. It was the early days of the Quit India movement that the top leadership of the Communist Party of India had begun its hyper-active phase in trying to prove its loyalty to the British by offering its services to His Majesty’s Government in India in support of its effort to try and quell the reactionaries (read the Congress) forces who were being misled by Mahamta Gandhi’s coterie. Those were the days when the comrades referred to the “Congress fifth-column”, as “treacherous agents of Fascist imperialists”. Throu...