Month: August 2014

New Delhi, Aug. 29 (ANI): Rejecting allegations that she had endorsed Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat’s view that that all Indians are Hindus and their cultural identity is Hindutva, Minority Affairs Minister Najma Heptullah on Friday came out strongly against what she said was a ‘mistake by the reporter’ on her usage of the term ‘Hindu’ in an interview to a newspaper. Heptullah told ANI, “I had used the word ‘Hindi’, I did not use the word ‘Hindu’. Hindi is an Arabic word. We call all Indians Hindi.

Manila, Aug 29 (IANS) A bill that seeks to bar taking photos of people without their permission is under intense discussion in the Congress in the Philippines, said Carlos Zarate, a representative from Bayan Muna, the leftist political party here. “Even an innocuous selfie with public figures at the background would be liable for ‘intrusion of privacy’,” he was quoted a saying in ABS-cbnnews.com. House Bill 4807 or the “Protection against Personal Intrusion Act” defines “intrusion of personal privacy” as “any person who willfully intrudes into the personal privacy of another, without the consent of that person and with the intent to gain or profit therefrom, shall be civilly liable to the offended party”.