Category: Religion

Hindu nationalists carrying forward colonial idea of demonising Mughals: Audrey Truschke

By Preetha Nair New Delhi, April 6 (IANS) Mughal rulers patronised Sanskrit literature in their courts, especially between AD 1560…

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Don’t politicise issue of guidelines to curb Sikh-centric jokes: SC

New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday counselled the various parties before it seeking the guidelines for…

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God and money are incompatible, says Pope Francis

Vatican City, April 5 (IANS/AKI) God and money are implacable enemies, Pope Francis said on Tuesday, recalling how early Christians…

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Myanmar’s ex-president Thein Sein joins monkhood

nay Pyi Taw, April 5 (IANS) Days after Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy (NLD) party assumed office…

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Catholic clergy ‘anxious’ about intolerance in India

Panaji, April 4 (IANS) Religious intolerance is a very real phenomenon in north India, senior Catholic clergy in India said…

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‘Child sex abuse by Catholic priests not rampant in India’

Panaji, April 4 (IANS) Cases of child sex abuse are not rampant among Roman Catholic priests in India as appears…

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Congress seeks Maharashtra CM’s apology, walks out of assembly

Mumbai, April 4 (IANS) The opposition Congress on Monday raised in the Maharashtra assembly the issue of Chief Minister Devendra…

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Jagannath temple repairs can’t be delayed further: Expert

Kolkata, April 4 (IANS) Repairs to the famed Jagannath temple in Odisha's Puri are needed immediately to prevent collapse of…

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Dalai Lama to meet educationists in Delhi

Dharamsala, April 4 (IANS) Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, will interact with educationists at the University of Delhi in…

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Three new mosques to be built in UAE

Abu Dhabi, April 4 (IANS/WAM) The UAE-based General Authority of Islamic Affairs and Endowments has signed a contract for the…

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Namdhari sect ex-chief’s widow shot dead in Punjab

Ludhiana, April 4 (IANS) The widow of a former head of the Namdhari sect was shot dead by two unidentified…

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Widow of Namdhari sect ex-head shot in Punjab

Ludhiana, April 4 (IANS) The widow of a former head of the Namdhari sect was killed when unidentified assailants fired…

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Courts should keep off matters of faith: Shiv Sena

Mumbai, April 4 (IANS) Against the backdrop of the Bombay High Court's ruling giving women the equal right to pray…

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Abducted Indian priest is safe, Sushma tells church delegation

New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Saturday assured a Catholic Bishops Conference of India (CBCI)…

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Bangladesh bans vuvuzela from Bengali New Year procession

Dhaka, April 3 (IANS) Bangladesh has banned the vuvuzela, the popular but noisy South African horns, from the country's most…

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Brawl erupts at Halal festival in Melbourne

Melbourne, April 3 (IANS) A violent brawl erupted outside the community event at the Melbourne Showgrounds on Sunday when a…

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Muslim leaders divided over Deoband fatwa on Bharat Mata

By Mohd Asim Khan New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) A day after influential Islamic seminary Darul Uloom Deoband issued a…

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Women activists blame Maharashtra government for preventing temple entry

New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) Activists here on Saturday blamed the BJP-led Maharashtra government after various women activists were assaulted…

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Islam has nothing to do with terrorism: Imam of Kaba

Patna, April 2 (IANS) The Imam of Islam's holiest shrine Kaba in Mecca in Saudi Arabia on Saturday denounced terrorism…

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Women stopped from Shani Temple despite court order, scuffle at site

Ahmednagar (Maharashtra), April 2 (IANS) A day after the Bombay High Court ruled that no law prevented women's entry into…

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