Shillong, April 14 (IANS) With fasts and day-long prayer services in churches, Christians in the Christian-majority states of Meghalaya, Nagaland and Mizoram observed the occasion of Good Friday. Marking the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, faithful…
Mumbai, April 14 (IANS) Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Friday said the Centre is “actively considering” a plan to resume — after 22 years — the use of the Arabian Sea route to ferry…
Mumbai, April 14 (IANS) Union Minister of State for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Friday said the government is mulling revival of sea route option for Haj pilgrimage and consultations with the Shipping Ministry…
Dubai, April 14 (IANS) A gurdwara in Dubai broke the world record for serving free breakfast to the maximum number of people from diverse nationalities. Gurdwara Guru Nanak Darbar entered the Guinness World Record on…
Hyderabad, April 14 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s wife Jashodaben on Friday worshipped at two temples in Vikarabad town of Telangana. She performed ‘puja’ at at Nagadevatha temple in the town, located some 80 km…
By Sanu George Thiruvananthapuram, April 14 (IANS) Kerala on Friday saw a contrast as Hindus celebrated Vishu while Christians commemorate Good Friday. Vishu is the traditional New Year’s Day believed to signal the arrival of…
Nagpur (Maharashtra), April 14 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid homage to the architect of the Indian Constitution, Bharat Ratna Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar on the occasion of his 126th birth anniversary here on Friday. Arriving…
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…