Category: Religion

Egyptian Muslim, Christian lawmakers welcome Pope

Cairo, April 28 (IANS/AKI) Over 100 Egyptian MPs, including Muslims and Christians, greeted Pope Francis at Cairo's international airport on…

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Crowds throng jewellers on Akshaya Tritiya

New Delhi/Mumbai/Kolkata/Bengaluru, April 28 (IANS) With cash flow almost normalising after demonetisation, customers on Friday thronged jewellery shops across the…

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German parliament backs partial burqa ban

Berlin, April 28 (IANS) Members of Germany's lower house of parliament have approved a law that partially bans the full-face…

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Welcome placards for Pope Francis up in Cairo ahead of visit

Cairo, April 27 (IANS/AKI) Huge placards welcoming Pope Francis in English and Arabic have been erected along Cairo's main streets…

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SSB seizes antique idol being smuggled to Nepal

Kolkata, April 27 (IANS) The Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) has seized an antique 24-kg idol of Lord Vishnu, said to…

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Advani thanks Mar Thoma Church for opposing Emergency

Thiruvalla (Kerala), April 27 (IANS) Senior BJP leader L.K. Advani on Thursday recalled the support of Mar Thoma Church when…

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Yogi orders better utilities at religious places in UP

Lucknow, April 27 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has ordered for better public facilities including approach roads, toilets,…

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Paul Verhoeven directing lesbian nun drama

Los Angeles, April 27 (IANS) Dutch filmmaker Paul Verhoeven, who is active both in the US as well as Netherlands,…

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I am the son of ‘discarded’ migrants, says Pope

Rome, April 27 (IANS/AKI) Pope Francis said on Wednesday he has always identified with migrants as he is the son…

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Islamophobic incidents up by 1,000% since Trump took office: Muslim group

Washington, April 26 (IANS) The number of Islamophobia incidents involving US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials has increased by…

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Islamophobic incidents rise by 1,000% since Trump took office

Washington, April 26 (IANS) Islamophobic incidents involving US Customs and Border Protection officials have risen by about 1,000 per cent…

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Record 1,000 metre-long offered on 362nd urs of Shah Jahan

Agra, April 25 (IANS) A record 1,000-metre-long ceremonial chadar was offered on Tuesday at the graves of Mughal Emperor Shah…

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Conference on Dara Shikoh draws experts from 6 countries

New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) An upcoming conference on the spiritual legacy of Mughal Prince Dara Shikoh here will see…

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Kashmiri Muslims celebrate Mehraj-e-Alam

Srinagar, April 25 (IANS) Hundreds of Muslims on Tuesday offered prayers at the Hazratbal shrine here to celebrate "Mehraj-e-Alam" --…

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Centre not against tribal laws: Minister

Agartala, April 25 (IANS) The Modi government is not against tribal customary laws but also favours a Uniform Civil Code…

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Mamata urges people not to join BJP at any cost

Cooch Behar (West Bengal), April 25 (IANS) Terming the BJP as a party that endorses the ideology of polarisation and…

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After 9 years, 2008 Malegaon blast accused Sadhvi gets bail

Mumbai, April 25 (IANS) The Bombay High Court on Tuesday granted bail to Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, one of the…

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China bans Muslim names for babies in Xinjiang

Beijing, April 25 (IANS) China has banned Islamic names for babies in Muslim-majority Xinjiang region, home to the Muslim Uighur…

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‘Good work doesn’t give civil society groups immunity from laws’

By Arul Louis New York, April 25 (IANS) Defending the Indian government's crackdown on foreign-funded NGOs for legal violations, Finance…

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Ali Agca ‘ready to meet Pope Francis in Egypt’

Istanbul, April 25 (IANS/AKI) Ali Agca, the Turkish assassin who tried to kill Pope John Paul II, says he would…

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