New Delhi, June 24 (IANS) Acclaimed Buddhist leader and head of the Drukpa Lineage, the 12th Gyalwang Drukpa, has been bestowed with an Honorary Fellowship by the Wolfson College of Oxford for preservation of culture…
Vatican City, June 23 (IANS/AKI) It is the “small” people, not the powerful ones who God calls and who are able to hear his voice, Pope Francis said on Friday, urging Catholics to “make yourself…
Hyderabad, June 23 (IANS) AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Friday claimed that the BJP-led Central government is planning to conduct 2019 elections during Ramadan and said his party was ready to face the poll battle…
New Delhi, June 23 (IANS) India on Friday said that there were “some difficulties” in the movement of Kailash Mansarovar Yatra pilgrims via Nathu La in Sikkim but discussions were on with China. “Yes, there…
Lucknow, June 23 (IANS) In a major setback to the Uttar Pradesh government, Allahabad High Court on Friday quashed an order removing six members of the Shia Waqf Board. The court ordered immediate reinstatement of…
Srinagar, June 23 (IANS) Senior separatist leader Mirwaiz Umer Farooq on Friday condemned the lynching of a senior police officer here as a “brutal act”. “Deeply disturbed and condemn the brutal act at Nowhatta,” the…
By Mohammed Shafeeq Hyderabad, June 23 (IANS) Traffic jams are a common sight in parts of Hyderabad, especially in the Old City, during peak hours every single day. But during the holy month Ramazan, the…
Vienna, June 23 (IANS) A top Austrian official has called for closure of Islamic kindergartens here, saying they are “not needed”. In an interview a local daily, Minister for Integration Sebastian Kurz on Thursday said…
Washington, June 23 (IANS) A federal US judge has temporarily blocked the deportation of over 100 Iraqi Christians who might face death or persecution if returned to their birth country, media reports said. Attorneys argued…
Jammu, June 22 (IANS) Against the backdrop of exchange of heavy firing by Indian and Pakistan armies on the Line of Control on Thursday, bonhomie between the BSF and Pakistan Rangers was on display at…
Mosul, June 22 (IANS) The Islamic State has destroyed an iconic 12th-century mosque in the city of Mosul that was the ideological heart of the terror group and the birthplace of its self-declared caliphate. Iraqi…
By Mohd Asim Khan New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) The silence was broken by a siren, followed by an azaan — a prayer call — from the Jama Masjid. It was time to break the…
Chandigarh, June 22 (IANS) Pandemonium prevailed inside the Punjab assembly on Thursday after a Sikh legislator from the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) alleged that his turban was taken off as marshalls pushed his party legislators…
Rome, June 22 (IANS/AKI) Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin on Wednesday said he will “in all probability” meet Russian President Vladimir Putin and the heads of the Russian Orthodox Church in Moscow in…
Aizawl, June 21 (IANS) The International Yoga Day was observed on Wednesday on a low key in predominantly Christian Mizoram after an influential civil youth group asked people to refrain from doing yoga exercises. The…
Cairo, June 21 (IANS) Egyptian military airstrikes killed 12 militants loyal to the Islamic State (IS) terrorist group in Egypt’s North Sinai province, the military spokesman said in a statement. “Based on confirmed intelligence information…
Mogadishu, June 20 (IANS) Security agencies in Mogadishu arrested a senior intelligence commander of the militant group Al-Shabaab in a sting operation by Somali security forces, media reports said. Internal Security Minister Mohamed Abukar Islow…
Kabul, June 20 (IANS) Three Taliban militants were killed and 16 others captured after the Afghan Special Operation Forces carried out raids in two provinces, the military said. “Three militants were killed and 11 detained…
London, June 20 (IANS) A 47-year-old suspect who was arrested at the scene of an alleged terror attack that killed one person outside a London mosque has been identified thanks to video images captured during…
Paris, June 20 (IANS) A car crashed into a French police van in the central Champs Elys?es avenue in Paris on Monday and the driver was killed in the ensuing explosion, a media report said….