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Politicos demand probe after NIA detains Islamic State suspect

New Delhi, Nov 29 (ANI): Politicos on Saturday demanded thorough probe after a suspected Islamic State militant was detained from Mumbai airport, adding the BJP-led government should not be witch hunting. NCP leader Majid Memon said that such persons who return home should not be treated in a harsh way like the NIA did. Congress leader Manish Tewari said that religious politics practiced by the BJP gave fodder to youths to join extremist organisations. Meanwhile, Samajwadi Party leader Naresh Agarwal said that investigation should be done as to why he went to Iraq. Nov 29, 2014
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Veena Malik Sentenced To 26 Years In Prison!

Veena Malik and Asad Bashir re-enacted the marriage on popular Pakistani chat show on Geo TV. The religious song playing in the background did not go down well with religious extremists. It now appears as if a court in Pakistan has sentenced Veena, her hubby, the show’s host Shaista Wahidi and channel owner Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman to 26 years in jail in addition to a fine of 1.3 million Pakistani rupees. Watch the video to get the complete story. Nov 27, 2014
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Vaiko draws flak for urging people to celebrate Prabhakarans birthday

New Delhi, Nov 26 (ANI): Politicians on Wednesday condemned MDMK chief V. Gopalsamy (Vaiko) for asking people to celebrate the 60th birth anniversary of slain LTTE founder V Prabhakaran. A self-confessed supporter of Prabhakaran and his idea of a separate homeland for Tamils, Vaiko had also called for prayers in places of religious worship. Nov 26, 2014
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Veena Malik sentenced to 26 years in jail for blasphemy

New Delhi, Nov 26 (ANI): Pakistani actress Veena Malik has been sentenced to 26 years in jail for blasphemy. She, along with the owner of Pakistan's biggest media group, Geo TV, and her actor husband Asad Bashir Khan, has been sentenced to 26 years in prison by an anti-terrorism court for allegedly airing a blasphemous programme. Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman, owner of Geo and Jang group, was accused of allowing the airing of a blasphemous programme by Geo television in May that played a religious song as a backdrop to Malik and Khan's mock marriage. Judge Shahbaz Khan also sentenced both Malik and Bashir along with TV host Shaista Wahidi for 26 years each. The ATC also imposed a 1.3 million Pakistani rupees fine on the convicts and ordered that their properties should be sold to raise the fine, if they failed to pay it. The judge said in his judgment that all four accused committed profanity. The court in its 40-page verdict also asked the police to arrest the convicts, an official said. He said that the convict can appeal in the regional high court in Gilgit-Baltistan. Meanwhile, reports claim that the four people named are all out of Pakistan at the moment. It is not known when the arrests would be carried out. Both Wahidi and the Geo group have tendered apology after the allegations Nov 26, 2014
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Muslim girls decorate earthen lamps for Hindu devotees on religious festivities

Varanasi, Nov 24 (ANI): Varanasi, situated on the banks of river Ganga, in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, is known as the spiritual capital of India. The city is known for Ganga-Jamuni tehzeeb or religious harmony between the people of different faiths. This tehzeeb is upheld by the people, who celebrate religious co-existence in the city with utmost devotion. A similar example is witnessed in a Muslims locality where Muslim girls paint and decorate earthen lamps for Hindus during their religious occasions. Their aim is to maintain the age-old culture of religious harmony and promote peace and brotherhood in the city. Besides, these Muslim girls want to gift the decorated lamps to their Hindu sisters as a sign of mutual respect and gratitude. These efforts enlighten the hearts of the people of different communities who work ceaselessly to maintain communal harmony in the region, for which Varanasi is popular. Nov 25, 2014
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