Category: Religion

The often ignored hand that rocks the Islamist cradle

By Vikas Datta Title: We are all Revolutionaries Here - Militarism, Political Islam and Gender in Pakistan; Author: Aneela Zeb…

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President offers prayers at Kanchipuram’s Kamakshi Amman temple

Chennai, June 13 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday offered prayers at the Kamakshi Amman Temple at Kanchipuram during his…

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Myanmar strives to enlist ancient city as cultural heritage

Yangon, June 13 (IANS) Myanmar is striving to enlist Bagan, a famous ancient city with thousands of religious edifices and…

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Peru shamans perform ritual to avert another world war

Lima, June 13 (IANS) A group of shamans, or medicine men, performed a ritual in Peru to plead for peace…

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Saudi Arabia denies barring Qataris from entering Mecca

Riyadh, June 12 (IANS) Saudi Arabia has denied barring Qatar nationals from entering the holy city of Mecca. It confirmed…

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Pakistani man sentenced to death for blasphemy on Facebook

Islamabad, June 12 (IANS) An anti-terrorism court in Pakistan has sentenced a man to death for allegedly committing blasphemy on…

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TMC MLA seeks more time from CBI in Narada case

Kolkata, June 10 (IANS) Trinamool Congress MLA Iqbal Ahmed, who was summoned by the CBI as part of the Narada…

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Three killed in Afghan mosque shooting

Kabul, June 10 (IANS) Three Afghan civilians were killed and nine others injured in a shooting at a mosque in…

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One killed in chopper crash near Badrinath

Dehradun, June 10 (IANS) One person was killed and seven others injured when an eight-seater chopper crashed near the Bardinath…

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US religious leaders denounces ‘anti-Muslim’ billboard

Washington, June 10 (IANS) Religious leaders in the US state of Indiana have jointly denounced an "anti-Muslim" billboard and called…

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ICV demands apology for Gujarat textbook calling Christ ‘demon’

Mumbai, June 9 (IANS) An all-India Christian organisation on Friday took umbrage to an offending chapter in a Gujarat textbook…

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Thousands throng Puri as Snana Yatra begins

Bhubaneswar, June 9 (IANS) Thousands of devotees thronged the pilgrim city Puri in Odisha to catch a glimpse of Lord…

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Himachal CM Virbhadra Singh in temple restoration drive

By Vishal Gulati Shimla, June 9 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh's octogenarian Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh has taken it upon himself to…

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Ex-UN General Assembly President D’Escoto dies

Managua (Nicaragua), June 9 (IANS) Catholic priest and former President of the UN General Assembly Miguel D'Escoto has died following…

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96 Sikh pilgrims given visa to visit Pakistan

New Delhi/Islamabad, June 8 (IANS) The Pakistan High Commission here has issued visas to 96 Sikh pilgrims to visit Pakistan…

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Major dies in accident on Vaishno Devi track

Jammu, June 8 (IANS) An Indian Army Major died on Thursday after falling from a pony while going to the…

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Catholic Church rubbishes mass wine controversy

Thiruvananthapuram, June 8 (IANS) The Catholic Church on Thursday dismissed as an "unnecessary controversy" reports on the application of licence…

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Babri case: Advani, Joshi exempt from daily appearance

Lucknow, June 7 (IANS) A special CBI court on Wednesday exempted veteran BJP leaders L.K. Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi…

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7 killed in attacks on Iran’s Parliament, Khomeini mausoleum

Tehran, June 7 (IANS) At least seven persons were killed in twin attacks on Iran's Parliament building and the mausoleum…

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Blocking Trump’s travel ban limits US security, Senate told

Washington, June 7 (IANS) Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly has said that the current blocking of President Donald Trump's "travel…

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