Kolkata, Oct 12 (IANS) While the debate is on over Durga Puja’s gradual shift from traditional presentation to the modern theme-based versions, the revellers should not miss the chance to relive their childhood days at…
Srinagar, Oct 12 (IANS) Authorities on Friday disallowed congregational prayers at the historic Jamia Masjid here as clashes rocked Shopian and Kupwara towns in the valley, police said. Mirwaiz Umer Farooq, who delivers the Friday…
By Binita Das Kolkata, Oct 12 (IANS) The revelry surrounding West Bengal’s Durga Puja festival is not new, but a humble community puja named “Footpather Durga Pujo” in north Kolkata — organised by children living…
Washington, Oct 12 (IANS) US officials believe they were on the verge of securing the release of Andrew Brunson, the American pastor jailed by Turkey on accusations he helped plot a coup against President Recep…
New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) The Supreme Court will hear on Friday a plea challenging the West Bengal government’s decision to release Rs 28 crore as a “gift” to the organisers of Durga Puja in…
New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) The opposition to the Supreme Court ruling allowing women in the 10-50 age group to enter the Sabarimla temple in Kerala has “exposed the hypocrisy and patriarchal worldview of some…
Kolkata, Oct 11 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has composed seven songs for her latest Durga Puja album ‘Roudrachaya’. All the songs are penned by Banerjee and sung by eminent Bengali singers Indranil,…
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 11 (IANS) The ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) on Thursday accused the Congress, the BJP and the RSS of using the Supreme Court ruling allowing women in the 10-50 age group to enter…
Chandigarh, Oct 11 (IANS) A court in Haryana’s Hisar town on Thursday convicted self-styled godman Rampal in two cases of murder. He has been in prison since November 2014. The quantum of punishment would be…
San Salvador, Oct 11 (IANS) Oscar Romero, the Salvadoran priest who championed social justice for the poor and dispossessed, will be proclaimed a saint by Pope Francis on Sunday, almost four decades after he was…
Beijing, Oct 11 (IANS) Authorities in China’s far-western Xinjiang region appear to have officially legalised so-called re-education camps for people accused of religious extremism, after denying such that such centres exist, a media report said…
Mysuru, Oct 10 (IANS) The famed 10-day Dussehra festival began on Wednesday with pomp and piety in Karnataka’s cultural capital Mysuru. The festival began on a grand note with a prayer at the Chamundeshwari temple,…
Shillong, Oct 10 (IANS) The Union Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment is expected to fund Rs 300 crore to the Meghalaya government for construction of stadiums for hosting the 2022 National Games, Deputy Chief…
New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday said that policemen cannot enter Puris famed Jagannath temple premises with weapons and with shoes on. A bench of Justice Madan B. Lokur and Justice…
New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) The in-charge of a Delhi municipal school was suspended on Wednesday and the state apex child body took cognizance after reports emerged that the school seated Hindus and Muslims in…
Canberra, Oct 10 (IANS) Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has defended leaked proposals to let religious schools discriminate against gay students, saying that the proposals were already “existing law” in some states. Schools in some…
By Saket Suman New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) The revelations made by Lt. General Zameer Uddin Shah (retd) about the deployment of Army during the 2002 Gujarat riots “corroborates what we have been saying”, Teesta…
New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) The Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights on Wednesday directed the head of a municipal school to produce by October 25 the procedure followed in assigning sections to students,…
Vatican City, Oct 10 (IANS) Pope Francis on Wednesday likened abortion to hiring a hit man to solve the problem. “Interrupting a pregnancy is like eliminating someone,” the pontiff said during his weekly St. Peter’s…
By Gaurav Sharma Beijing, Oct 10 (IANS) China has launched a campaign against halal food products in its Muslim majority Xinjiang province, claiming that the Islamic ritual fuels extremism and penetrates secular values. China has…