Los Angeles, Sep 18 (IANS) Thandie Newton won the best supporting actress in a drama series at the 70th Emmy Award for “Westworld”. Even though an atheist, she thanked God and said “I thank her…”….
Riyadh, Sep 18 (IANS) Saudi Arabia announced on Monday that foreign Umrah performers can visit any city in the country with their 30-day Umrah visa, Al Arabiya local news reported. However, 15 days must be…
New Delhi, Sep 17 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain BJP leader Subramanian Swamy’s plea to free the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) from the control of the Andhra Pradesh government but granted…
Islamabad, Sep 17 (IANS) At least 36 people sustained severe injuries in a stampede at a shrine in Pakistan’s Punjab province on Monday. According to local Urdu TV channel Abb Takk, tens of thousands of…
Kolkata, Sep 17 (IANS) Kites of all shapes, sizes and hues dotted the blue skies while workers using machines and tools prayed for safe working conditions as Vishwakarma Puja was celebrated with traditional gaiety and…
By Nivedita Singh Leh, Sep 17 (IANS) Otherwise calm Hemis, on the outskirts of Leh, is witnessing the presence of thousands of people from across the Himalayas to celebrate the life of Buddhist philosopher and…
Dhaka, Sep 17 (IANS) Rohingya refugees’ return to Myanmar’s Rakhine state should be safe, speedy and sustainable, Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Harsh Vardhan Shringla said on Monday. In his first visit to Bangladesh’s Kutupalong…
New Delhi, Sep 17 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Uttar Pradesh government to provide free medical treatment and adequate security to a woman attacked with acid in Bulandshahr for refusing to accept…
New Delhi, Sep 17 (IANS) International bestselling author Khaled Hosseini’s latest book “Sea Prayer” is barely 48 pages long but in its short span, the authors text and illustrations by Dan Williams capture the modern…
Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 16 (IANS) Denying that it wanted a Bishop accused in the rape of a nun to step down, the Catholic Bishops Conference of India (CBCI) on Sunday said that law should take its…
Chandigarh, Sep 16 (IANS) Accusing the state’s Congress government of encouraging radical elements, former Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Sunday claimed there was a plot to assassinate him and his son Sukhbir Badal….
New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday took a jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress President Rahul Gandhi for visiting mosques and temples. “Rahulji is visiting temples, Modiji…
Amsterdam, Sep 15 (IANS) Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Saturday opened a new exhibition in the Netherlands dedicated to the life of Buddha. The 83-year-old Nobel laureate, who is in the country on…
Rome, Sep 15 (IANS) Pope Francis was in Sicily on Saturday to mark the 25th anniversary of the killing of a priest at the hands of a local criminal organization. Giuseppe “Pino” Puglisi was shot…
Chandigarh, Sep 15 (IANS) Bishop Franco Mulakkal, who has been named in a sexual abuse case by a senior nun, is likely to join an ongoing investigation into the matter with the Kerala Police soon…
Kochi, Sep 15 (IANS) A group of protesting nuns from Kerala on Saturday said that they “will rest” only after a bishop accused of sexually abusing a senior nun is questioned and arrested. Speaking to…
New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) Dozens of Kashmiri Pandits on Friday paid homage to civilians, Army men and their community members killed since 1989 and said the plight of Pandits still continues. For 28 years,…
Chandigarh, Sep 14 (IANS) Taking his fight against former Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal and Shiromani Akali Dal President Sukhbir Singh Badal further, Punjab Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu on Friday urged the Akal Takht to…
Lucknow, Sep 14 (IANS) Former Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) President Praveen Togadia on Friday accused the BJP of coming to power by promising a Ram temple at Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh but dumping the issue…
New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday sought a response from the Uttar Pradesh government on a plea by a victim of an acid attack in Bulandshahr city a day earlier for…