Nuh (Haryana)/Jaipur, Sep 14 (IANS) With Rajasthan Police giving a clean chit to all the six accused named by Pehlu Khan in his dying declaration, the family of the dairy farmer from Haryana’s Muslim-dominated Nuh…
By Sahana Ghosh Kolkata, Sep 14 (IANS) For over 200 years, the Nandi family in West Bengal’s Hooghly has been feeding Muslim fakirs during the Hindu festival of Durga Puja. To the Nandis, this annual…
Washington/New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) The Frank Islam Foundation in Washington has joined hands with IANS, Indias largest independent newswire, for a media project that aims to tell some remarkable stories from across India, it…
Ranchi, Sep 14 (IANS) The Jharkhand government has set up a team to verify the documents of some madrasas receiving aid and also check whether these are running as per the parameters set by the…
Kuala Lumpur, Sep 14 (IANS) At least 25 persons, including students and teachers, were killed in a fire at a religious school in the Malaysian capital here on Thursday, officials said. The fire at the…
Dehradun, Sep 14 (IANS) The Yamunotri Highway in Uttarakhand continues to remain blocked for the third consecutive day on Thursday by the debris of landslides, an official said. More than 800 people are stranded. While…
Bogota, Sep 14 (IANS) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visiting the Colombian capital here has said that Iran’s “terrorist links” are everywhere, including Latin America and called for unity in combating Tehran’s influence. After meeting…
Vatican City, Sep 13 (IANS/AKI) Pope Francis on Wednesday decried war, calling it “the negation of all rights” and said Catholics should pray for those who have responsibility to prevent it. “War is the negation…
Lucknow, Sep 13 (IANS) In a major but controversial decision, the Uttar Pradesh government on Wednesday stopped funds to 46 madrassas. According to a Minority Welfare Department official, the action followed a probe which suggested…
Varanasi, Sep 13 (IANS) Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt performed ‘shraadh’ (memorial ceremony) for his late parents, actors Sunil Dutt and Nargis Dutt, here on Wednesday. Sanjay flew into the temple town in a chartered plane…
Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 13 (IANS) Minister of State for External Affairs Gen. V.K. Singh on Wednesday said no ransom was paid for the release of Kerala Catholic priest Tom Uzhunnallil. The priest, who was abducted by…
Ranchi, Sep 13 (IANS) The district administration here has asked the Durga Puja organisers to complete the idol immersion by October 1 so that Muharram procession could be taken out on October 3. The district…
Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 13 (IANS) Kerala Catholic priest Father Tom Uzhunnallil, rescued from Islamic State terrorists who had abducted him in Yemen in March last year, has reached the Vatican, a Church spokesperson said on Wednesday….
By Arul Louis United Nations, Sep 13 (IANS) Cross-border terrorism from Pakistan is at the root of the current situation in Kashmir and it has also victimised the people of the part of the state…
Dehradun, Sep 13 (IANS) More than 7.5 lakh pilgrims from all over the world have visited the Hindu shrine of Badrinath in Uttarakhand this year breaking the lull since the 2013 disaster, an official said…
New Delhi/Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 13 (IANS) Father Tom Uzhannalil, the Indian Catholic priest hailing from Kerala and abducted by terrorists in Yemen, reached the Vatican on Tuesday. “Father Tom Uzhunnalil has reached Vatican,” External Affairs Minister…
New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) The rescue of a Catholic priest from Kerala, Tom Uzhunnallil, from captivity in Yemen displays the growing respect for India internationally, Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said on Tuesday. Prasad…
Vatican City, Sep 12 (IANS/AKI) Pope Francis on Tuesday called on leaders around the world to “set aside partisan and ideological interests” for the good of humankind. “I encourage world leaders to set aside partisan…
Thiruvananthapuram/New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) A Catholic priest from Kerala, Tom Uzhunnallil, abducted by terrorists in Aden in March last year, has been rescued from captivity from an undisclosed location in Yemen, thanks to the…
Thiruvananthapuram/New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) Kerala Catholic priest Tom Uzhunnallil, abducted by terrorists in Aden in March last year, has been rescued from captivity from an undisclosed location in Yemen. External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj…