Category: Religion

20,000 diaspora turn up for Baisakhi celebrations in London

London, May 2 (IANS) Around 20,000 Sikh and Punjabi diaspora members turned up for the Baisakhi celebrations organised by the…

9 years ago

Focus on Muslim education than triple talaq, government told

New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) Instead of raking up the triple talaq issue, the government should focus more on education…

9 years ago

Activists clean ghats across India

Haridwar, May 2 (IANS) Thousands of activists got together to clean an estimated 8,500 ghats along over 20 rivers across…

9 years ago

Modi releases stamp on Ramanujacharya’s 1,000th birth anniversary

New Delhi, May 1 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday released a commemorative stamp on the 1,000th birth anniversary…

9 years ago

Naqvi holds talks with Saudi envoy over Haj

New Delhi, May 1 (IANS) Union Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Monday discussed facilities for Haj pilgrims from…

9 years ago

BJP wants to keep communal pot boiling, says Owaisi

Hyderabad, May 1 (IANS) AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Monday said the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) wants to keep the…

9 years ago

Church of England homophobic, says gay vicar

London, May 1 (IANS) The first gay vicar of the Church of England to marry a same-sex partner on Monday…

9 years ago

Tension in Meerut after school girl found with Muslim cleric

Lucknow, May 1 (IANS) Tension gripped Meerut in western Uttar Pradesh on Monday when a school girl was found in…

9 years ago

Angela Merkel arrives in Saudi Arabia without headscarf

Riyadh, May 1 (IANS) German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who is on a visit to Saudi Arabia, has arrived in the…

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Angela Merkel arrives in Saudi without headscarf

Riyadh, May 1 (IANS) German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who is on a visit to Saudi Arbia, has arrived in the…

9 years ago

Rediscovering Hanuman, the evergreen hero

By M.R. Narayan Swamy Title: The Chronicles of Hanuman; Author: Shubha Vilas; Publisher: Om Books International; Pages: 278; Price: Rs…

9 years ago

Dump VIP culture, embrace ‘EPI’, says Modi

New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) Calling for cleansing the Indian psyche of the "deeply entrenched" VIP culture, Prime Minister Narendra…

9 years ago

Pope urges international mediation over N.Korea crisis

London, April 30 (IANS) Pope Francis has called for international mediation to ease escalating tensions over North Korea's nuclear activity,…

9 years ago

Solution to triple talaq should come from within Muslim community: Modi

New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) Urged Muslims to not take the issue of triple talaq "into the realm of politics",…

9 years ago

Hindu temple desecrated in Sindh

Karachi, April 29 (IANS) Police have registered cases of blasphemy and terrorism against unidentified men for smashing idols at a…

9 years ago

God rejects fanaticism, says Pope at Cairo mass

Cairo, April 29 (IANS) Pope Francis warned against religious fanaticism and sent a message of tolerance and co-existence as he…

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Modi urges Muslims not to politicise triple talaq

New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday urged Muslims not to "politicise" the triple talaq issue…

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Al Sisi lauds Pope’s stance on peace, tolerance

Cairo, April 28 (IANS/AKI) Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi on Friday praised Pope Francis for promoting the values of peace…

9 years ago

Islam does not condone terrorism: Al-Azhar chief

Cairo, April 28 (IANS/AKI) The Muslim faith is not a terrorist religion, Ahmad al-Tayeb, the Grand Imam of Cairo's prestigious…

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Pope Francis urges end to funding of violent groups

Cairo, April 28 (IANS/AKI) Pope Francis on Friday called for a stop to the financing of groups that promote violence…

9 years ago



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