Category: Religion

RSS chief calls for nationwide ban on cow slaughter

New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat on Sunday called for a nationwide ban on…

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‘Palm Sunday’ celebrated in Mizoram

Aizawl, April 9 (IANS) The Christian-dominated state of Mizoram on Sunday celebrated "Palm Sunday" to commemorate the entry of Jesus…

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Youth beheads mother to propitiate Goddess Kali

Kolkata, April 9 (IANS) A youth allegedly beheaded his mother with a sword apparently in an attempt to please goddess…

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33 killed in blasts at Coptic churches in Egypt

Cairo, April 9 (IANS) At least 33 people were killed and 77 injured in two separate bomb attacks on Coptic…

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21 die, 59 injured in Egypt church blast

Cairo, April 9 (IANS) At least 21 persons were killed and 59 injured in an explosion at a Coptic Christian…

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13 die in Egypt Coptic church blast

Cairo, April 9 (IANS) At least 13 persons were killed in an explosion at a Coptic Church in Tanta city…

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Bangladesh PM offers prayers at Ajmer dargah

Jaipur, April 9 (IANS) Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday offered prayers at the shrine of Khwaja Mouinuddin Chisti…

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‘Passion Week’ begins for Christians in Kerala

Thiruvananthapuram, April 9 (IANS) People in Kerala on Sunday turned up at churches in large numbers to take part in…

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President, PM greet nation on Mahavir Jayanti

New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday greeted the nation on the…

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Saying ‘talaq’ three times will not lead to divorce: Vice-President’s wife

Aligarh, April 8 (IANS) Amid the ongoing nationwide debate over triple talaq, Salma Ansari, the wife of Vice President Hamid…

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People to decide about Dalai Lama’s institution

Tawang (Arunachal Pradesh), April 8 (IANS) Tibetan Spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Saturday said it was up to his…

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Situation in Odisha town under control: Government

Bhubaneswar, April 8 (IANS) Even as the Odisha government claimed that the situation was under control, police on Saturday staged…

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Hindu group stops UP church prayers suspecting conversion

Lucknow, April 8 (IANS) Prayers at a church in Uttar Pradesh were disrupted by a group of Hindu activists as…

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Mosque used by Venice bomb plotters ordered to close

Venice, April 7 (IANS/AKI) Police near Venice on Friday ordered a mosque attended by members of an alleged cell that…

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‘State government should decide whether to ban cow slaughter’

Shillong, April 7 (IANS) Former Rajya Sabha member and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National Vice-President Avinash Rai Khanna on Friday…

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NHRC issues notice to Rajasthan on lynching, seeks action report

New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) Taking suo motu cognizance of the lynching of a Muslim man by cow vigilantes in…

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Over 4,000 apply for Mansarovar pilgrimage this year: Minister

New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Friday said over 4,000 applications have been received for…

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Jamiat leaders to meet Modi, UP CM over ‘worsening communal, political atmosphere’

New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) Prominent Muslim body, Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind on Friday expressed grave concern over what it described as…

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Dalai Lama reaches Tawang after seven-hour journey

Tawang (Arunachal Pradesh), April 7 (IANS) Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama arrived here in Arunachal Pradesh on Friday, the…

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Mamata warns BJP not to mix politics with religion

Kolkata, April 7 (IANS) Asserting that politics and religion should not be mixed, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on…

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