Prohibitory orders under section 144 of the CrPC have been clamped in 10 police station areas, including Sukhdev Nagar and Lower Bazar, to control any further flareups.
Protests erupted in nine states and UTs Friday over Nupur Sharma's comments about Prophet Muhammad, which had also led to global outrage earlier, especially among Arab countries.
The Islamic monarchies that took strong note of the insult to their religion conveniently overlooked the disrespectful remarks against Hindu deities and religious symbols.
Modern Muslim scholars beginning with Sir Syed Ahmed Khan have responded to criticisms of Prophet Muhammad's life academically. A violent display of hurt sentiments is a sign of intellectual inadequacy.
Statement said visiting Iranian foreign minister raised issue & called for 'serious attention to Muslims' sensitivities'. MEA spokesperson Thursday confirmed it was pulled down.
In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.
Among 19 Indian firms sanctioned by US Treasury Dept was Lokesh Machines Ltd accused of coordinating with 'Russian defence procurement agent to import Italy-origin CNC machines'.
While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.
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