By Arundhuti Banerjee Mumbai, April 3 (IANS) Acclaimed actor Adil Hussain, who has featured in international films like “The Reluctant Fundamentalist” and “Life of Pi”, says ignorance regarding cultural diversity continues to exist in India….
Hanoi, April 3 (IANS) Vietnam’s belief in the “Mother Goddesses in Three Realms” has been recognised by Unesco as an intangible cultural heritage of humanity, a media report said on Monday. In a ceremony on…
Guwahati, April 2 (IANS) Opposing religious conversion, Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Sunday said forcible conversion is not good but people should have the freedom to change their religion voluntarily. “Basically, whether you…
Thiruvananthapuram, April 2 (IANS) A senior Kerala BJP leader on Sunday said the party’s state unit holds nothing against consumption of beef in the southern state since there is no ban on it. “As long…
Islamabad, April 2 (IANS) A “mentally unstable” shrine custodian in Pakistan’s Sargodha city killed 20 disciples, including women, with machetes and batons in a bloodbath inside the shrine, police said on Sunday. According to Sargodha…
Islamabad, April 2 (IANS) At least 20 persons were killed and three injured by the custodian of a shrine in Sargodha city of Pakistan on Sunday morning, officials said. According to Sargodha Deputy Commissioner Liaquat…
Guwahati, April 1 (IANS) Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, who arrived in Assam on Saturday, recalled his first arrival there way back in 1959 and expressed his emotional attachment with the state’s people and…
Beijing, April 1 (IANS) China has introduced new restrictions in the far-western region of Xinjiang in what it describes as a campaign against Islamist extremism. The measures, which took effect from Saturday, include prohibiting “abnormally”…
Vatican City, April 1 (IANS) Addressing an audience of Spanish Archbishops on Saturday, Pope Francis warned that the Devil entered through the pocket, urging the religious leaders to cultivate the spirit of poverty. The Archbishops…
Ajmer (Rajasthan), April 1 (IANS) Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Saturday offered a “chaadar” on behalf of Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the “dargah” of Sufi saint Hazrat Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti. The Union Minister…
Haridwar, April 1 (IANS) The Gayatri Pariwar on Saturday assured all cooperation for development projects of the Uttarakhand government, especially those relating to the clean Ganga and environmental protection. The assurance was made by Pariwar…
Gandhinagar, March 31 (IANS) Amid the ongoing nationwide debate over triple talaq, a BJP legislator on Friday moved a motion in the Gujarat Assembly advocating the need to promulgate a law or initiate administrative measures…
Gandhinagar, March 31 (IANS) The Gujarat assembly on Friday made its anti-cow slaughter law the toughest in the country with the offence now becoming non-bailable and punishable with a life-time in jail. The Gujarat Animal…
Bhubaneshwar, March 31 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate has attached Rs 14.95 crore assets of a self-claimed Guru, Surendra Nath Mishra, and his sons after he allegedly swindled money on the pretext of giving devotees “Guru…
New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday refused to hold an early hearing on petitions challenging the 2010 Allahabad High Court verdict on the title suit of the disputed Ramjanmabhoomi-Babri Masjid site….
New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday refused to hold an early hearing on petitions challenging the 2010 Allahabad High Court verdict on a title suit of the disputed Ramjanmabhoomi-Babri Masjid site….
Kolkata, March 30 (IANS) China on Thursday expressed hope that India will take “effective measures” on the Dalai Lama’s “activities” and cancel his proposed visit to Arunachal Pradesh next month. “China has expressed strong opposition…
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) “Who Killed Osho?” an investigative book on the death of the spiritual leader has called for court-monitored investigations into Oshos death on January 19, 1990, and the affairs of the…
Patna, March 30 (IANS) RSS leader Dattatreya Hosabale said on Thursday that the “Dharam Sansad” will decide the construction of a grand Ram temple at Ayodhya and the Sangh (RSS) will abide and act on…
Vatican City, March 29 (IANS/AKI) Pope Francis on Wednesday appealed for a concerted effort to protect civilians Iraq caught in the ongoing bloody war in their nation and offered special prayers for those trapped in…