Kolkata, Sep 29 (IANS) Underscoring the festival spirit of sharing and bonding, people from all walks of life partook sumptuous community feasts at marquees and visited friends and relatives on Friday celebrating Mahanavami — the…
Mysuru (Karnataka), Sep 29 (IANS) Thousands of tourists and local residents thronged the Bannimantap Grounds here on Friday to witness Dasara Air Show organised by the state government as a special attraction during the festival…
Srinagar, Sep 29 (IANS) Syrian Grand Mufti Ahmad Bader Eddin Muhammad Adib Hassoun and Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Friday discussed ways and means to end the cult of violence in Muslim…
Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 29 (IANS) The CPI-M’s state committee on Friday sternly rebuked party member and state Tourism and Devasoms Minister Kadakampally Surendran for participating in rituals at the famed Sreekrishna Temple in Guruvayur, during his…
Mysuru (Karnataka), Sep 29 (IANS) Lakhs gathered in Mysuru, the cultural capital of Karnataka, on Friday ahead of Vijayadashami as the city residents worshipped gods and goddesses along with arms, horses and the king’s throne…
New Delhi, Sep 29 (IANS) Pesident Ram Nath Kovind and Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu on Friday greeted people on Dussehra, stressing the festival symbolises the victory of good over evil. In his message, the…
New Delhi, Sep 29 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Friday greeted people on Mahanavami, expressing hope that the festival of fasting and devotion will help end social ills. In a message, Gandhi said Navratras…
Kabul, Sep 29 (IANS) At least one civilian was killed and three others were wounded in an explosion near a mosque in the Afghan capital on Friday, witnesses said. The blast happened at 1.45 p.m….
Kolkata, Sep 29 (IANS) Thousands of devotees and revellers are making a beeline for a marquee in north Kolkata to pay obeisance to a Durga idol decked out in a sari made by using 22-carat…
Islamabad, Sep 29 (IANS) Mobile phone services have been partially suspended in Karachi and other parts of Pakistan’s Sindh province in view of strict security arrangements for Muharram processions. According to reports, the Sindh government…
Kolkata, Sep 29 (IANS) Underscoring the festival spirit of sharing and bonding, people from all walks of life partook of sumptuous community feasts at marquees and called on friends and relatives on Friday celebrating Mahanavami…
By Arul Louis United Nations, Sep 29 (IANS) The UN Security Council has widely condemned Myanmar’s treatment of the Rohingya Muslim minority, and also raised issues of terrorism and the attack on Hindus. On Thursday,…
Kolkata, Sep 28 (IANS) Domestic and foreign devotees gathered in thousands at Belur Math, the global headquarters of the Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission, for the worship of a pre-pubertine girl as the goddess as…
Mirati (West Bengal), Sep 28 (IANS) Now enjoying a retired life months after stepping down from the country’s top constitutional post, former President Pranab Mukherjee donned the priest’s robe to immerse himself in the Durga…
Kathmandu, Sep 28 (IANS) A three-year-old girl on Thursday became Nepal’s new living goddess, worshipped by both Hindus and Buddhists in the Himalayan nation. Trishna Shakya took charge as the new living goddess called “Kumari”…
Kolkata, Sep 28 (IANS) Sudden rains on Thursday put a dampener on the festive mood in the city and adjoining districts on Mahashtami of the Durga puja festival as thousands of devotees, dressed in their…
By Gaurav Sharma Beijing, Sep 28 (IANS) China on Thursday termed as “groundless” a report that authorities were asking people in the restive Xinjiang region to hand in religious items including copies of the Quran…
Nay Pyi Taw, Sep 28 (IANS) A planned visit by UN officials to Myanmar’s Rakhine state, which has seen a mass exodus of Rohingya Muslims, has been cancelled by the country’s authorities, the world body…
United Nations, Sep 28 (IANS) Rohingya refugees who have fled violence in Myanmar for shelter in neighbouring Bangladesh are in desperate need of help, UN refugee chief Filippo Grandi has said, as he called on…
Bishkek/New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) In a veiled reference to Pakistan, India on Thursday said that governments which offer sanctuary to terrorists are sending an invitation to suicide. In his keynote address at a conference…