Category: Religion

HC quashes Yogi’s order sacking Shia Waqf Board members

Lucknow, June 23 (IANS) In a major setback to the Uttar Pradesh government, Allahabad High Court on Friday quashed an…

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Mirwaiz calls officer’s lynching ‘brutal act’

Srinagar, June 23 (IANS) Senior separatist leader Mirwaiz Umer Farooq on Friday condemned the lynching of a senior police officer…

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Ramazan shopping keeps Hyderabad bright and alive at night

By Mohammed Shafeeq Hyderabad, June 23 (IANS) Traffic jams are a common sight in parts of Hyderabad, especially in the…

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Austrian official calls for closure of Islamic kindergartens

Vienna, June 23 (IANS) A top Austrian official has called for closure of Islamic kindergartens here, saying they are "not…

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US judge halts deportation of over 100 Iraqi Christians

Washington, June 23 (IANS) A federal US judge has temporarily blocked the deportation of over 100 Iraqi Christians who might…

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BSF, Rangers bonhomie at display at Baba Chamliyal fair

Jammu, June 22 (IANS) Against the backdrop of exchange of heavy firing by Indian and Pakistan armies on the Line…

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IS destroys Mosul mosque where it declared ‘caliphate’

Mosul, June 22 (IANS) The Islamic State has destroyed an iconic 12th-century mosque in the city of Mosul that was…

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Fasting days and feasting nights at Delhi’s buzzing Jama Masjid

By Mohd Asim Khan New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) The silence was broken by a siren, followed by an azaan…

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Removal of turban triggers ruckus in Punjab assembly

Chandigarh, June 22 (IANS) Pandemonium prevailed inside the Punjab assembly on Thursday after a Sikh legislator from the Aam Aadmi…

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Vatican’s top diplomat to meet Putin, Russian Orthodox Church chiefs

Rome, June 22 (IANS/AKI) Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin on Wednesday said he will "in all probability" meet…

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Mizoram sees low key yoga day

Aizawl, June 21 (IANS) The International Yoga Day was observed on Wednesday on a low key in predominantly Christian Mizoram…

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Egypt airstrikes kill 12 IS militants

Cairo, June 21 (IANS) Egyptian military airstrikes killed 12 militants loyal to the Islamic State (IS) terrorist group in Egypt's…

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Senior al-Shabaab intelligence commander captured in Somalia

Mogadishu, June 20 (IANS) Security agencies in Mogadishu arrested a senior intelligence commander of the militant group Al-Shabaab in a…

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3 killed, 16 detained during Afghan special operations

Kabul, June 20 (IANS) Three Taliban militants were killed and 16 others captured after the Afghan Special Operation Forces carried…

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Video footage helps identify London mosque attacker

London, June 20 (IANS) A 47-year-old suspect who was arrested at the scene of an alleged terror attack that killed…

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Car crashes into police van in Champs-Élysées, driver dies

Paris, June 20 (IANS) A car crashed into a French police van in the central Champs Elys?es avenue in Paris…

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‘No man is an island’, tweets Pope

Vatican City, June 19 (IANS/AKI) Pope Francis on Monday drew inspiration from 17th-century English metaphysical poet and cleric John Donne,…

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Al Azhar condemns van attack on London Muslims

Cairo, June 19 (IANS/AKI) Egypt's prestigious Al-Azhar, the highest authority in Sunni Islam, on Monday condemned the attack in north…

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Swami Atmasthanandaji cremated with full state honours, thousands attend last rites

Kolkata, June 19 (IANS) Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission President Swami Atmasthanandaji Maharaj was on Monday cremated with full state…

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Law to preserve Ganga after due consideration: Uma Bharti

New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) Union Water Resources Minister Uma Bharti on Monday said a law to protect Ganga river…

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