602 pilgrims leave Jammu for Amarnath Yatra
Jammu, July 27 (IANS) A small batch of 602 pilgrims left here on Thursday to perform the ongoing Amarnath Yatra. “This is the smallest number of pilgrims leaving Jammu for the yatra so far this…
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Another desecration incident in Goa, Parrikar says police will crack case
Panaji, July 26 (IANS) Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar said on Wednesday that police would crack down within “three-four days” on those behind the desecration of graves in a Catholic cemetery in Madkai village of Goa….
Communal situation in West Bengal ‘very dangerous’: Yechury
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury on Wednesday said the communal situation in West Bengal is “very dangerous” and the harmony of the state is threatened because…
Sikh asked to take off kirpan in New Zealand
Wellington, July 26 (IANS) A Sikh man in New Zealand’s Auckland city was asked to take off his kirpan and get down from a bus after a panicked passenger called police on seeing the ceremonial…
Don’t let in Dalai Lama: China
Beijing, July 26 (IANS) China on Wednesday again urged other countries not to host the Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama. “We urge countries concerned to respect China’s core interests and make the right decisions,”…
473 pilgrims leave for Amarnath
Jammu, July 26 (IANS) The smallest batch of 473 pilgrims left here on Wednesday for the Amarnath cave, an official said. As the 40-day long ongoing yatra to the Himalayan cave in the Kashmir Valley…
Top Vatican Cardinal appears in Australian court
Canberra, July 26 (IANS) Australian Cardinal George Pell, the Vatican’s financial chief, appeared in person for a brief hearing at the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday. Pell will plead not guilty to all accusations of…
Trump won’t let Assad get away with ‘horrible’ actions
Washington, July 26 (IANS) US President Donald Trump said that he won’t let Syrian President Bashar al-Assad get away with the “horrible” actions he has done, the media reported. “I am not a fan of…
Arab League warns against migration crisis
Cairo, July 26 (IANS) The Arab League (AL) warned against “the increasing waves of migration to the Arab region”, an official said. “The Arab countries hosted in 2016 more than 26 million Arab migrants compared…
Timely treatment might have helped Charlie Gard, claims doctor from Pope’s hospital
Rome, July 26 (IANS/AKI) Terminally ill British baby Charlie Gard might have benefited from timely experimental therapy to treat his rare genetic disease, a top doctor from Pope Francis’ paediatric hospital here said on Tuesday….
53 Amarnath pilgrims killed in terror attacks since 1990
New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) As many as 53 Amarnath pilgrims have been killed in 36 terror attacks since 1990, the government informed the Lok Sabha on Tuesday. In a written reply, Minister of State…
Vatican turns off fountains amid drought in Rome
Vatican City, July 25 (IANS/AKI) The Vatican has switched off its fountains amid a growing water shortage in Rome and surrounding areas which had just 26 days of rain this year, Vatican Radio reported on…
Erdogan condemns metal detectors at Jerusalem mosque
Istanbul, July 25 (IANS) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday waded into a security issue at the heart of heightened tensions between Palestinian protestors and Israeli security at Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem’s Old City….
Pakistani political parties get foreign funds: PTI
Islamabad, July 25 (IANS) Cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has accused some political parties in the country of receiving funds from foreign countries including Libya, Saudi Arabia and Iran, the media reported on Tuesday….
Pope shuts off Vatican fountains amid drought
Vatican City, July 25 (IANS) The Vatican has started shutting off its fountains amid a prolonged drought in many parts of Italy. The drought hit two-thirds of farmland and cost Italian agriculture $2.3 billion. There…
First Haj flight leaves Srinagar for Saudi Arabia
Srinagar, July 25 (IANS) The first Haj flight with 420 pilgrims aboard took off from here on Tuesday for Saudi Arabia. Although the first Haj flight was scheduled to leave at 9 a.m., it got…
678 pilgrims leave for Amarnath Yatra
Jammu, July 25 (IANS) A fresh batch of 678 pilgrims left here on Tuesday to perform the ongoing Amarnath Yatra, an official said. Over 2.50 Lakh pilgrims have so far performed the yatra which started…
US-led airstrike kills 30 civilians in Syria
Damascus, July 25 (IANS) At least 30 civilians were killed when a US-led airstrike hit a prison run by the Islamic State (IS) in Syria’s city of Raqqa, The strike by the US-led coalition struck…
Saudi to allow Qatari pilgrims despite diplomatic row
Riyadh, July 25 (IANS) Saudi Arabia will allow pilgrims from Qatar to visit the kingdom to perform Umrah or Hajj this year, despite a diplomatic row, media reports said. The only restriction on the Qatari…
Russia sends forces to bolster ceasefire in Syrian safe zones
Moscow, July 25 (IANS) Russia has sent its military police to monitor the cessation of hostilities in “de-escalation” or safe zones in Syria, the Russian Defence Ministry said. A total of four checkpoints and 14…