By Saket Suman New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) Even in the face of “extraordinary pressure to assimilate with the host populations”, Tibetans living in exile in India have been extremely successful in retaining their ancestral…
Kochi, Oct 3 (IANS) The Kerala High Court on Wednesday denied bail to Bishop Franco Mulakkal, who was arrested on charges of raping a nun repeatedly between 2014 and 2016. Justice V. Raja Vijayaraghavan observed…
New Delhi, Oct 2 (IANS) There is no community in the world more discriminated against than the Rohingya people of Myanmar, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said on Tuesday. Delivering a public lecture on “Global…
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 2 (IANS) Supporters of various Hindu organisations on Tuesday took to the streets in various cities of Kerala to protest against the September 28 Supreme Court verdict that threw open the Sabarimala temple…
Srinagar, Oct 2 (IANS) The restoration work at the historic Jamia Masjid began here on Tuesday after a gap of 250 years. Mirwaiz Umer Farooq, who heads the Anjuman-e-Auqaf or mosque management, tweeted that to…
New Delhi, Oct 2 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday launched a medley version of Bapu’s favourite bhajan ‘Vaishnav jan to tene kahiye’ sung by artists from over 40 countries, during the closing ceremony…
By Saket Suman New Delhi, Oct 2 (IANS) As expressive of his faults and follies as of his vigour and virtues, Mahatma Gandhi’s autobiography — read, discussed, debated, admired and critiqued widely — is the…
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 1 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday held a meeting over the September 28 Supreme Court verdict that threw open the Sabarimala temple to all women, and discussed steps to welcome…
New Delhi, Oct 1 (IANS) A new biography of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat by Kingshuk Nag argues that the BJP coasted to power in 2014 only because of the RSS and if…
Chandigarh, Sep 29 (IANS) Senior Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa on Saturday resigned from all positions in the party, citing “advancing age and deteriorating health”. The resignation invited…
New Delhi, Sep 29 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Saturday restrained the publication and sale the book ‘Godman to Tycoon: The Untold Story of Baba Ramdev’ until the publisher deletes some defamatory portion written…
Chandigarh, Sep 29 (IANS) Senior Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa on Saturday resigned from all positions in the party, citing “advancing age and deteriorating health”. The resignation invited…
Pune/New Delhi, Sep 29 (IANS) India has witnessed a rising tide of violence, impunity, extended pre-trial detentions, and surveillance under the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA government, PEN International, said on Saturday as it wound…
By Saket Suman New Delhi, Sep 29 (IANS) Amidst repeated allegations by professional historians that history is being rewritten by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA government, a two-day All India History Summit kicked off…
Hyderabad, Sep 29 (IANS) Various Muslim socio-religious and political organisations came together on a common platform here on Friday night to demand the central government to withdraw the ordinance on triple talaq as it is…
Chandigarh, Sep 28 (IANS) Haryana will renovate 134 holy pilgrimages located in five districts of the state as described in holy relics Mahabharata, Ramayana and Vamana Purana, Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar announced on Friday….
New Delhi/Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 28 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday ruled that women in the age group of 10-50 could also enter the famed Sabarimala temple in Kerala, a decision that caused dismay among the…
Gorakhpur, Sep 28 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday slammed people from the Muslim community who dish out ‘fatwas’ and said the country is not run by them but the Constitution given…
Srinagar, Sep 28 (IANS) Authorities on Friday disallowed congregational prayers at the historic Jamia Masjid here by imposing restrictions in the area. Mirwaiz Umer Farooq, who delivers his weekly sermon at the mosque, was placed…
Mumbai, Sep 28 (IANS) National Award-winning actress Divya Dutta has been roped in as the narrator of the upcoming mythological show “RadhaKrishn”. “I am very excited to be part of ‘RadhaKrishn’. I am very close…