Edinburgh, March 25 (IANS) A religious leader at Scotland’s biggest mosque has praised an extremist who was executed for murdering the governor of Pakistan’s Punjab province, the BBC reported on Friday. Imam Maulana Habib Ur…
Islamabad, March 25 (IANS) Pakistan Peoples Party chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said his party in Sindh will soon pass a bill against forced conversion of Hindus so that the community becomes stronger. Bilawal Bhutto…
Lucknow, March 25 (IANS) The Imam of the al-Haram Masjid of the holy Kaaba Shareef in Saudi Arabia, Sheikh Saleh bin Muhammed bin Ibrahim aal Talib, will be in India next week to attend a…
Islamabad, March 25 (IANS) Pakistan’s non-Muslim members of the National Assembly have suggested that days be shaved off the Eid holidays so that national holidays could be observed on Hindu festivals as well. Pakistan People’s…
Lucknow, March 25 (IANS) Despite heavy security and precautions taken by the administration, more than two dozen people were killed in Uttar Pradesh on Holi, police said on Friday. While five people were killed in…
Ramallah, March 25 (IANS) Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas reiterated on Thursday the Palestinian approval to Jordan’s arrangements to install cameras at al-Aqsa mosque compound in east Jerusalem, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Following…
Panjim: Parish priest of the Immaculate Conception Church in Panjim Fr Cleto Pereira washes the feet of a parishioner during a Maundy Thursday service on March 24, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Thiruvananthapuram, March 24 (IANS) In…
Mumbai Children celebrate Holi in Mumbai, on March 24, 2016. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) India burst with colours and frenzied street dances by thousands of revellers on Thursday as the nation celebrated…
Kolkata: People celebrate holi during “Rangotsav 2016” in Kolkata, on March 24, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Kolkata, March 24 (IANS) Holi was celebrated with verve and fervour across West Bengal on Thursday as revellers splashed colour…
New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday celebrated Holi with auto-rickshaw drivers, his family members and others at his official residence here. “Played holi with my family, volunteers, ministers, MLAs,…
New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) Holi — India’s festival of colours, was on Thursday celebrated with lots of fun and religious fervour in the national capital. Till afternoon, no complaint of any untoward incident was…
Thiruvananthapuram, March 24 (IANS) As Christians commemorate on Thursday Jesus washing the feet of his 12 apostles before having the Last Supper, the Latin Church’s diocese here will extend the ritual to girls and women….
Chandigarh, March 24 (IANS) Youngsters on two-wheelers, cars and even tractors were seen enjoying the festive spirit of Holi across Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh on Thursday. Thousands of people gathered at Sikh holy town of…
New Delhi: People play with colours on the eve of Holi in New Delhi, on March 23, 2016. (Photo: Sandeep Datta/IANS) New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) The sun shone bright on Thursday morning as people…
Dhaka, March 24 (IANS) As elsewhere in the world, Bangladesh Hindu community also celebrated Holi, the festival of colors, fun and frolic, on Wednesday with fervour. The festival has brought more Hindus to the temples…
Shimla, March 24 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Governor Acharya Devvrat and Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh on Thursday felicitated the people on the occasion of Holi. “We hope that the festival of colours brings spirit of oneness…
Rome, March 23 (IANS/AKI) Pope Francis on Wednesday said it was with an “aching heart” that he followed the news of the terror attacks in Brussels which killed at least 34 people, Vatican Radio reported…
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) Lt. Governor Najeeb Jung on Wednesday extended Holi greetings to the people of Delhi and called for showing mutual respect, particularly towards women. “May the festival of colours replenish our…
Kolkata, March 23 (IANS) Cutting across party lines, politicians on Wednesday came out on the streets in their constituencies using the festival of Holi to reach out to the people for the upcoming assembly elections…
Anandpur Sahib (Punjab), March 23 (IANS) Thousands of devotees converged on this Sikh holy town on Wednesday to take part in the Hola Mohalla festival of Sikhs. It was a virtual sea of humanity of…