New Delhi, April 14 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Good Friday has remembered the service and sacrifice of Jesus Christ. “Today, on Good Friday, we remember the service and sacrifice of Jesus Christ,” the…
Chennai, April 14 (IANS) Tamil Nadu welcomed “Heyvilambi”- the Tamil New Year – on Friday with traditional fervour with people visiting temples and wearing new clothes. “Puthandu Vazthukkal” (New Year greetings) is how friends and…
Islamabad, April 14 (IANS) Around 1,500 Indian Sikhs with over 500 from European countries and more than 2,000 Pakistani Hindus and Sikhs are participating in the Baisakhi celebrations that began in Punjab province, the media…
Vienna, April 14 (IANS) The number of Muslims living in Austria has increased rapidly to almost 700,000 people, or 8 per cent of the total population, figures from the Interior Ministry revealed. The last time…
Vatican City, April 14 (IANS/AKI) Pope Francis on Thursday urged the world to “stop the lords of war” who sinfully stoke deadly conflicts for their own financial gain — at “immense” human cost. “The world…
New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) on Thursday told the Law Commission that majority of Muslims do not want any interference in Shariah laws and that the constitution…
Vatican City, April 13 (IANS/AKI) Catholic priests should not drone on in their sermons but should try and keep them short, Pope Francis said on Thursday. “Give short sermons if possible,” Francis told priests during…
New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Thursday dared West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to come clear on the issue of triple talaq. “It is said that after Uttar…
Islamabad, April 13 (IANS) A journalism student was shot dead by fellow students at the Abdul Wali Khan University (AWKU) in Pakistan’s Mardan town on Thursday after being accused of blasphemy. The deceased was identified…
Shillong, April 13 (IANS) The Modi government on Thursday exempted the Digital India Day to be held on Friday in the Christian-majority states of Meghalaya, Nagaland and Mizoram on account of Good Friday, an official…
Kolkata, April 13 (IANS) The West Bengal Minority United Council on Thursday appealed to the state government to impose “complete ban” on the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). The council accused the RSS of destroying the…
New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Haji Ali Dargah Trust to remove all encroachment around the shrine in Mumbai by May 8. Accepting the trust’s offer to undertake removal…
Thiruvananthapuram, April 13 (IANS) Union Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu on Thursday said churches in Kerala should not indulge in politics. Naidu, who is on a visit here, touched upon various issues during a chat with…
By Kushagra Dixit Lakhimpur (Uttar Pradesh), April 13 (IANS) Salim Siddiqui, 65, who fixes motorcycles in a Hindu majority area here, the headquarters of the state’s largest district of Lakhimpur-Kheri, feels the town lost its…
Shillong, April 12 (IANS) The Centre’s decision to observe ‘Digital India Day’ on April 14, the day Good Friday will be observed, was on Wednesday opposed in various quarters in Meghalaya and Nagaland. Prayers, penance…
New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked a Gujarat court to expedite the examination of witnesses in the trial of spiritual guru Asaram in the case of alleged sexual assault of…
Lucknow, April 12 (IANS) A case was slapped on Wednesday on Yogesh Varshney, a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) youth wing leader, who announced a bounty of Rs 11 lakh for beheading West Bengal Chief Minister…
Kohima, April 12 (IANS) The Democratic Alliance of Nagaland government will not join any activity relating to promotion of Digital Payment on Good Friday, Chief Secretary Pankaj Kumar said on Wednesday. He said the central…
New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) There is no historical proof regarding the birth place of Sita, the wife of Lord Rama, in Sitamarhi in Bihar and it is a “matter of faith”, Culture Minister Mahesh…
Shillong, April 12 (IANS) The National People’s Party (NPP), a BJP ally, on Wednesday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to defer the Digital India Day to be held on April 14, which is Good Friday….