Vatican City, June 19 (IANS/AKI) Pope Francis on Monday drew inspiration from 17th-century English metaphysical poet and cleric John Donne, tweeting: “None of us is an island”. “None of us is an island, autonomous and…
Cairo, June 19 (IANS/AKI) Egypt’s prestigious Al-Azhar, the highest authority in Sunni Islam, on Monday condemned the attack in north London by a van driver who ploughed into a group of Muslims, injuring ten. The…
Kolkata, June 19 (IANS) Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission President Swami Atmasthanandaji Maharaj was on Monday cremated with full state honours as devotees and eminent personalities paid their last respects. Police personnel reversed arms and…
New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) Union Water Resources Minister Uma Bharti on Monday said a law to protect Ganga river will be brought in only after thorough consideration and refused to comment on the penal…
London, June 19 (IANS) A speeding van whose white driver shouted “I’m going to kill all Muslims” ploughed into a group of worshippers near a London mosque, leaving a man dead at the spot and…
Washington, June 19 (IANS) A Muslim girl was found dead a day after she was assaulted near a mosque in the US state of Virginia and a suspect has been arrested, police said. The victim…
By Sidhartha Dutta and Ashish Mishra Kedarnath (Uttarakhand), June 19 (IANS) Four years after the flash floods wrought death and destruction in this Hindu pilgrim destination in Uttarakhand, its horrors continue to haunt the locals….
London, June 19 (IANS) One person was killed and eight others were injured after a van rammed into a crowd of worshippers near a north London mosque, police said on Monday. A 48-year-old man was…
London, June 19 (IANS) The Muslim Council of Britain (MCB) said on Monday that at least three to four persons were reportedly killed after a van struck a crowd of pedestrians in a midnight attack…
London, June 19 (IANS) The Muslim Council of Britain (MCB) said on Monday that at least three to four persons were reportedly killed after a van struck a crowd of pedestrians in a midnight attack…
Tehran, June 19 (IANS) Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) announced here that its aerospace units have targeted the “terrorists” command centers in Syria’s Deir ez-Zor with its missiles. The missile attack on Sunday aimed…
Damascus, June 19 (IANS) The US-led coalition shot down a Syrian warplane over Syria’s northern city of Raqqa, the Syrian army said in a statement. The US-led coalition shot down the Syrian warplane on Sunday…
Kabul, June 19 (IANS) At least six suicide bombers and five police officers were killed, while 20 people were injured, in an attack on a police compound in eastern Afghanistan, officials said. The deputy governor…
Kolkata, June 18 (IANS) Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission President Swami Atmasthanandaji Maharaj passed away on Sunday after a prolonged illness, said the Belur-based Math. He was 98. The monk, who was elected President of…
Mumbai, June 18 (IANS) Amid the controversy over the central notification that effectively bans sale of cattle for slaughter, Union Minister Hansraj G. Ahir on Sunday said the Centre was considering to set up ‘cow…
Cairo, June 18 (IANS) At least 117 civilians have been killed in the Syrian city of al-Raqqa since June 6, when US-backed Syrian forces began an offensive to expel the IS, a British-based war monitor…
Moscow, June 18 (IANS) The Russian Air forces eliminated two top Islamic State (IS) field commanders and some 180 terrorists during airstrikes in Syria in early June, the Russian Defence Ministry said. Based on disclosures…
Cairo, June 18 (IANS) The Syrian army announced a unilateral ceasefire in the city of Daraa in order to support national reconciliation efforts, the media reported. According to a brief statement published by state-owned Syrian…
Hadramaut, June 17 (IANS/WAM) The Emirates Red Crescent (ERC), a volunteer humanitarian organisation in Dubai, has distributed food to underprivileged families in the governorates of Yemen as part of its Ramadan humanitarian programme. The ERC…
By Manu Moudgil Around 180 Dalit families converted to Buddhism after caste violence in Saharanpur district of Uttar Pradesh in May 2017. Bhim Army, the new group that seeks to give Dalit politics a more…