Kolkata, Oct 8 (IANS) Two persons on Monday drowned in the Hoogly in West Bnegal while offering prayers to their ancestors on Mahalaya, police said. “As per information received, two persons drowned today in the…
Kolkata, Oct 8 (IANS) A 300 feet-long street art dedicated to the rights of sex workers was unveiled on Monday outside a Durga Puja marquee here where the theme is dedicated to sex workers of…
By Saket Suman New Delhi, Oct 8 (IANS) Retired Lt. General Zameer Uddin Shah, who led the Army troops in quelling violence in 2002 Gujarat riots, has described portions of the enquiry report by the…
Kolkata, Oct 8 (IANS) Devotional songs, prayers and recitation of Hindu scriptures marked the celebration of Mahalaya, the beginning of Devi Paksha, in West Bengal on Monday. Mahalaya essentially heralds the homecoming of the goddess…
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 8 (IANS) Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday declared that the Kerala government won’t file a review petition against a Supreme Court ruling that women in the age group of 10-50 can also…
Ayodhya, Oct 8 (IANS) A Hindu seer who was on an indefinite fast to press for early construction of Ram temple in Ayodhya has been picked up from the temple town here in Uttar Pradesh…
Chandigarh, Oct 7 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Sunday said that no one whose name figured in an ongoing probe into the 2015 cases of sacrilege of Guru Granth Sahib will be spared…
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 7 (IANS) The representatives of Sabarimala temple’s ‘tantri’ (chief priest) will not attend a conciliation meeting called by Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan to discuss the September 28 Supreme Court verdict that threw…
Lucknow, Oct 6 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party lawmaker Sacchidanand Hari Sakshi aka Sakshi Maharaj on Saturday took on the Supreme Court over the delay in deciding on the Ram Janmabhoomi matter, saying when the court…
Guwahati, Oct 6 (IANS) The rise of Islamist extremism in Bangladesh poses a serious threat not only to the religious minorities, secularists, intellectuals and other sects within the Muslim community, but also to India’s northeastern…
By Saket Suman New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) The Army put an end to the mayhem during the 2002 Gujarat riots within 48 hours (March 4) by “resolute, firm and fair action”, says retired Lt….
Pala (Kerala) Oct 6 (IANS) A Kerala court on Saturday extended the judicial custody of Bishop Franco Mulakkal, who was arrested on the charge of raping a nun repeatedly between 2014 and 2016, till October…
New York, Oct 6 (IANS) In a blow to the Khalistan movement, President Donald Trump’s adminsitration has declared the Babbar Khalsa International terrorist group a “risk to the US personnel and interests overseas”. The National…
Kochi, Oct 5 (IANS) With the Supreme Court allowing women of all ages to enter the Sabarimala temple, and the Kerala government and the Travancore Devasom Board (TDB) not filing a review petition, the Kerala…
New Delhi, Oct 5 (IANS) Mounting pressure on the BJP-led Centre, the VHP on Friday demanded immediate passage of a legislation in Parliament for construction of a grand Ram temple in Ayodhya, saying it cannot…
Chandigarh, Oct 5 (IANS) Rape convict self-styled godman Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh was on Friday granted bail by a Panchkula court in a castration case, but he will remain in jail as other cases are…
New Delhi, Oct 5 (IANS) On the intervening night of February 28 and March 1, 2002 when Gujarat was engulfed in flames, Lt. Gen Zameer Uddin Shah, met the then Chief Minister Narendra Modi, in…
By Brij Khandelwal Agra, Oct 5 (IANS) Around a million people are set to descend on this historic city over the next three days beginning Saturday to witness the divine marriage of goddess Sita and…
By Saket Suman New Delhi, Oct 5 (IANS) On the intervening night of February 28 and March 1, 2002 when Gujarat was engulfed in flames, Lt. Gen Zameer Uddin Shah, met the then Chief Minister…
New Delhi, Oct 5 (IANS) Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Friday said the Narendra Modi government has a sense of “monopoly” over everything it deals with and does not believe in having any form of…