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Cosmetic cabinet change?

Biggest NDA Cabinet reshuffle gives precedence to politics over performance Times of India  Editorial, July 6, 2016 (Note: Times of India (TOI) gives two editorials on cabinet reshuffle: one before reshuffle giving advise and one on 6th evaluating the reshuffle made.) How does the...

Demand for uniform civil code is gathering momentum 0

Demand for uniform civil code is gathering momentum

In the backdrop of Monday 4th July 2016 Supreme Court of India judgement that marriage annulment granted by Ecclesiastical Tribunals (church courts) has no legal sanctity, there is an increasing demand for Uniform Civil Code (UCC).  Even Cardinal Allencherry has...

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Islamic State poses Clear  and present danger

By The New Indian Express, 02nd July 2016                    (Note: Yes,  if  ISIS took root in Iraq and Syria, who was finally responsible for it? To me it was George Bush chasing a desert mirage called “Weapons of Mass distruction” of...

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Jihad: who distorted it? Time for  Renaissance of  islam

By Ram Jethmalani, in New Indian Express,02nd July 2016                          (Note:  It is always a treat both to listen to or read Ram Jethmalani, the erudite lawyer and veteran politician. So I never miss reading him. Here I am tempted to...

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HOW RELIGIONS DEVELOPED – Swami Snehananda

First there were very powerful charismatic leaders with a mission. I am going to consider four leaders who gave rise to four world religions. 1. Christ is believed to incarnate into history, preached the Kingdom of God, and revealed God...

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Do justice to India’s gays, scrap 377

Rainbow of hope? Will India vote for an LGBT resolution at UN? Arvind Narrain, in Hindustan Times, Jun 28, 2016 (Note: Yes the Gays, homosexuals, or same-sex people, were on the margins of society for centuries, especially in religious circles:...

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German Cardinal Marx, says Church should apologize to gays

Inés San Martín,, In crux, June 26/16 – In the pic: German Cardinal Reinhard Marx of Munich, shown at the Vatican. (Credit: AP Photo/Andrew Medichini) In a week with a papal trip, the (NN((was overshadowed — from sex abuse reform and...

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Clergy abuse of nuns in India

Yesterday June 26, 2016 Matters India made a startling exposure through a report captioned: Clergy abuse of nuns in India  Story By: Jose Kavi The Editor-in-Chief Jose Kavi must be complimented for his courage and conviction in publishing this corruption...

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Brexit is another name for house-keeping

An Island: that is Britain Uddalok Bhattacharya, Hindustan Times, Jun 26, 2016 In the pic: A demonstrator draped in an EU flag sits on floor during a protest against the outcome of the UK's June 23 referendum on the European Union...