Not All Indian Muslims are Skeptical of Modi and the BJP (By Akhilesh Pillalamarri) According to BJP party spokesman Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, around 14-15 percent of Indiaโs Muslims voted for the BJP. This is a vast improvement over the 2-3 percent garnered in previous elections.more
Driver of the economy left in the cold-Ceylon Today Ceylon FT: The banking sector continues to neglect the one sector that contributes more than 75% to the economy and generates jobs for 23% of the workforce, the small and medium enterprises sector (SME), the Ministry of Industry and Commerce said.more
‘Stronger, newer India to bring more trade, investments’ -Rishad โข โWe laud HE the President Rajapaksa for accepting PM Modiโs inviteโ-Visiting Indian Delegation โข โ$ 2 Bn Indian FDI for us in next two years!โ-Rishad โข Wants entry in to Lankaโs heavy infrastructure โข 2013 import bill from India fallsmore
Najma Heptulla takes oath as Cabinet minister from India Today Having worked with the Congress for a long period, she eventually switched loyalties to the BJP in 2004 after she had differences with party president Sonia Gandhi. Born in Bhopal in 1940, Najma Heptulla is the grand-niece of prominent freedommore
20 Muslim MPs in next Lok Sabha The 16th Lok Sabha will have one of the lowest numbers of Muslim MPs with just about 20 of them emerging victorious in the Lok Sabha polls which saw a saffron surge in the whole north and western parts of India. Uttar Pradesh,more
BJP & Modi won Muslim votes too: Clerics He may have been projected as someone distrusted by Muslims and granular data of which way the community has voted may not still be available, but if comments of some influential clerics are to be believed, the BJP and Narendra Modi havemore
Modi will not discriminate against anyone, says head of Muslim institution from IANS New Delhi: The head of a prominent Muslim institution has welcomed Narendra Modi as the next prime minister of India and feels that the BJP leader will provide better administration and government and “take everybody with him”.more
โEven our SMEs suffered in global recessionโ-Rishad โข Calls Lankan Banks for greater involvement in SMEs โข โWe praise $ 125 Mn support from IFC for SMEsโ -Rishad โข IDB commemorates 45 Yrs with SMIDEX SMEs claim 70% of Lankan enterprises and 23% of national employment. Despite SMEโs strong rolemore
First Lanka-Belarus JEC, biz delegations in July amidst renewed trade โข Renews current $ 14 Mn trade, aims for bigger share โข Sri Lanka clinches Belarus support to save $ 1.7 Bn powdered milk bill โข Belarus looking for JEC, Biz delegation to Colombo next July โข โWelcome to ourmore
India Elections 2014-What Happened? From http://muslimmatters.org If there is one word that best describes the results of the 2014 Indian Parliamentary Elections, it is SURPRISE. For some it was a very pleasant surprise โ for others it was a nasty shock. But nobody, including the paid analysts, really had anymore
Leader of All Ceylon Makkal Congress