New Delhi, Sep 11 (IANS) Asserting that women were God’s creation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that no one who was disrespectful to women had the right to take pride in Swami Vivekananda’s…
New Delhi, Sep 11 (IANS) Asserting that he was not opposed to modern concept of celebrating days like Rose Day, the Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday suggested that Tamil Nadu or Kerala days could…
Dehradun, Sep 11 (IANS) The famous Sikh shrine of Hemkund Saheb in Uttarakhand will close from October 10 during the coming winter season, authorities said on Monday. The shrine in Chamoli district, situated at a…
New Delhi, Sep 11 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said those who clean our streets should have the first claim to say ‘Vande Mataram’. Speaking on the occasion of 125th anniversary of Swami…
New Delhi, Sep 10 (IANS) In wake of violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine state in which the Rohingya Muslims have been targetted, Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama on Sunday said that Lord Buddha “would have…
Dhaka, Sep 10 (IANS) The international community has assured Bangladesh of their support in facing the Rohingya refugee crisis, Foreign Minister A.H. Mahmood Ali said on Sunday after a meeting with diplomats in Dhaka. Ali…
Chandigarh, Sep 10 (IANS) The opposition Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Sunday sought to corner Punjab Finance Minister Manpreet Badal on his alleged failure to get GST exemption on purchases made by the SGPC for…
Sirsa/Chandigarh, Sep 10 (IANS) Authorities in Haryana conducted searches at the Dera Sacha Sauda headquarters near Sirsa town in the state for the third consecutive day on Sunday, with the whole operation finally ending in…
Sirsa/Chandigarh, Sep 10 (IANS) Local authorities and security forces continued their search operation at the Dera Sacha Sauda headquarters near Haryana’s Sirsa town for the third day on Sunday. Curfew continued in the villages around…
Bhubaneswar, Sep 9 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday inaugurated a sound and light show for visitors at the historic Sun Temple in Konark, a Unesco world heritage site. Eight high definition projectors…
Kolkata, Sep 9 (IANS) Ice stupa architect Sonam Wangchuk feels the idea of religion needs to be updated to sync with challenges like global warming. The Ladakhi engineer-turned-education reformer says issues like pollution need to…
Mumbai, Sep 9 (IANS) Trustees of the famed Lalbaug-cha Raja in Mumbai were in for a shock on Saturday as they counted the millions of rupees that poured in as offerings in the donation boxes…
New Delhi, Sep 9 (IANS) The Jamaat-e-Islami Hind (JIH) on Saturday condemned the acts of violence being committed against the Rohingya Muslims of Myanmar and appealed to the UN to pressurise Yangon to restore the…
Dhaka, Sep 9 (IANS) Some 290,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled to Bangladesh to escape the ongoing violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine state since August 25, the UN office here said on Saturday. In a report, the…
Lucknow, Sep 9 (IANS) An angry mob on Saturday attacked a Jawed Habib salon in Uttar Pradesh’s Unnao district and vandalised the property over the use of Hindu gods’ caricature in one of his advertisements….
Moscow, Sep 9 (IANS) Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that terrorists operating on Syrian territory must be obliterated before they have a chance to escape and endanger other countries. Lavrov’s comments on Friday came…
Baghdad, Sep 9 (IANS) At least 15 Islamic State (IS) militants were killed in Iraqi airstrikes on an IS-held areas in the country’s eastern province of Diyala, the Iraqi military said. Iraqi aircraft carried out…
Washington, Sep 9 (IANS) The White House said that US President Donald Trump had spoken with Amir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani of Qatar by phone regarding the importance of maintaining unity in combating terrorism….
Paris, Sep 9 (IANS) Jawad Bendaoud, the landlord who provided his apartment to extremists who killed 130 people in November 2015 in Paris, will appear before anti-terrorism judges, media reports said. Bendaoud was charged with…
Vatican City, Sep 9 (IANS/AKI) Pope Francis on Friday vsaid he was praying for the victims of the tropical storm, Hurricane Irma, that has wrought death and destruction in the Caribbean this week as well…