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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

‘Even our SMEs suffered in global recession’-Rishad • Calls Lankan Banks for greater involvement in SMEs • “We praise $ 125 Mn support from IFC for SMEs” -Rishad • IDB commemorates 45 Yrs with SMIDEX SMEs claim 70% of Lankan enterprises and 23% of national employment. Despite SME’s strong rolemore

First Lanka-Belarus JEC, biz delegations in July amidst renewed trade • Renews current $ 14 Mn trade, aims for bigger share • Sri Lanka clinches Belarus support to save $ 1.7 Bn powdered milk bill • Belarus looking for JEC, Biz delegation to Colombo next July • ‘Welcome 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 – for others it was a nasty shock. But nobody, including the paid analysts, really had anymore

Modi gains even in Muslim heartlands (Reuters) – He has been pilloried for horrific riots in which hundreds of Muslims were killed on his watch in Gujarat 12 years ago. He is vilified by many as a fearsome Hindu supremacist. And yet, a Reuters analysis of Friday’s sweeping election victorymore

‘Strongly condemn dangerous act’-Rishad • Rishad visits gutted Muslim shop in Mawanella • Requests Police for prompt action Minister of Industry and Commerce Rishad Bathiudeen on 19 May said that he condemns the alleged torching of a Muslim owned business in Mawanella on 18 May. Minister Bathiudeen visited the torchedmore

Rishad Visits Burnt Muslim Shop in Mawanella Rishad Bathiudeen, Minister of Industry and Commerce and Leader of ACMC visited the site of a burnt down Muslim business premises in Mawanella on the eve of 18 May. He instructed the Police officials to take necessary steps and follow up investigations.more

Lanka IT service exports higher than estimated-Hiru News An industry body which has done its own survey says that Sri Lanka’s foreign revenues from software and business process outsourcing are higher than officially estimated, but growth is constrained by talent shortfalls. Sri Lanka’s central bank has estimated revenues from ‘computermore