Category: Religion

13-year-old girl dies after fasting for 68 days in Hyderabad

Hyderabad, Oct 8 (IANS) A 13-year-old girl of a Secunderabad family died after observing a fast for 68 days, prompting…

9 years ago

Waqf Board dissolved because of fight against corruption: Kejriwal

New Delhi, Oct 8 (IANS) A day after Lt Governor Najeeb Jung dissolved the Delhi Waqf Board, Chief Minister Arvind…

9 years ago

Agartala Durga Puja pandal pays tribute to Uri martyrs

Agartala, Oct 8 (IANS) Departing from the normal, a Durga Puja pandal (marquee) here is paying tribute to the 19…

9 years ago

Prayers, drumbeats, revelry on Maha Saptami in Bengal

Kolkata, Oct 8 (IANS) After a scintillating start, the Durga Puja spirit soared on Saturday which marked Maha Saptami --…

9 years ago

Lumpen communalism can be shamed, but will media help?

By Saeed Naqvi Kash Hindustan mein hota janam Abbas ka Barh ke hum Hindu utha lete alam Abbas ka (If…

9 years ago

Durga Puja keeps West Bengal CM Mamata busy

Kolkata, Oct 8 (IANS) From flagging-off celebrations at marquees to penning theme songs, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has…

9 years ago

Amid Indo-Pak tension, Goa Archbishop calls for prayers for ‘Mother India’

Panaji, Oct 8 (IANS) Archbishop Filipe Neri Ferrao, religious leader of Goan Catholics who account for more than a quarter…

9 years ago

Triple talaq, polygamy not integral to Islamic practices, SC told

New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) The Union government on Friday told the Supreme Court that 'triple talaq', 'nikaah halaal' and…

9 years ago

President arrives in Bengal’s Birbhum to celebrate Durga Puja

Kolkata, Oct 7 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee on Friday arrived on a five-day visit to West Bengal to celebrate Durga…

9 years ago

Thousands pour into streets as Durga Puja begins in Bengal

Kolkata, Oct 7 (IANS) Notwithstanding intermittent showers, thousands of men, women and children, turned up in their best on the…

9 years ago

Ban on women at Haji Ali shrine sanctum sanctorum to continue, for now

New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) Women will continue to be barred from entering the sanctum sanctorum of Sufi saint Haji…

9 years ago

Delhi LG removes Alam as Waqf Board CEO, refers Board matters to CBI

New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung on Friday declared Mehboob Alam's appointment as Delhi Waqf Board CEO…

9 years ago

Nita Ambani addresses sports-faith conference in Vatican

Vatican, Oct 7 (IANS) India's representative at the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Reliance Foundation Chairperson Nita Ambani on Friday…

9 years ago

Triple talaq, polygamy not integral to Islamic practices, SC told

New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) The Union government on Friday told the Supreme Court that 'triple talaq', 'nikaah halaal' and…

9 years ago

Durga Puja begins in Bengal with fervour

Kolkata, Oct 7 (IANS) Aptly styled and full of enthusiasm, people in West Bengal plunged into merriment on Friday, marking…

9 years ago

Chopper service for Durga Puja revellers in Tripura

Agartala, Oct 7 (IANS) The Tripura government will operate a helicopter service for Durga Puja revellers and sightseers to enable…

9 years ago

Women to continue to be barred from Haji Ali shrine for now

New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) Women will continue to be barred from entering the Dargah of Sufi saint Haji Ali…

9 years ago

Will chaos again rule this Durga Puja or will crowd control work?

By Sahana Ghosh Kolkata, Oct 7 (IANS) Almost a year after the "tallest Durga idol" in the world caused a…

9 years ago

Imam abducted at gunpoint in Libyan capital

Tripoli, Oct 6 (IANS/AKI) Armed men kidnapped a Muslim cleric outside a mosque in the Libyan capital Tripoli early on…

9 years ago

Nod for infrastructure improvement projects for five cities

New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) The Centre has approved projects to improve infrastructure around core heritage sites in Amritsar, Dwarka,…

9 years ago



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