Vrindavan, Feb 22 (IANS) The anniversary celebrations of one of the largest temples here — the land of Lord Krishna — saw thousands of devotees performing aarti on Wednesday. The Prem Mandir, established by the…
Tirupati, Feb 22 (IANS) Fulfilling a vow he had taken during the movement for a separate Telangana state, Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao on Wednesday offered gold ornaments worth over Rs 5 crore to gods…
Ankara, Feb 22 (IANS) Turkey on Wednesday lifted a ban on female officers wearing the veil in the country’s armed forces, the local media reported. Women serving in the armed forces “will be able to…
Hyderabad, Feb 22 (IANS) Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao’s Rs.5.59 crore offering to Lord Venkateswara temple to fulfil his vow has came under flak from opposition parties, who termed it a “splurge of public…
London, Feb 22 (IANS) A gurdwara in Britain that had put screens to separate disabled worshippers from the rest, has agreed to remove the partition after a legal action was brought against it. The case…
Vatican City, Feb 22 (IANS/AKI) As record numbers of people flee conflict, persecution and poverty, governments, citizens and the Church have a moral obligation to safeguard migrants and show solidarity with them, the Pope has…
Tirupati, Feb 22 (IANS) Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao on Wednesday offered gold ornaments worth Rs 5 crore to Lord Venkateswara, fulfilling a vow he had taken during the movement for a separate state….
New york, Feb 22 (IANS) Chelsea Clinton, the daughter of President Donald Trump’s Democratic rival Hillary Clinton and former President Bill Clinton, attended with her two-year-old daughter Charlotte an anti-Trump rally here to show solidarity…
Washington, Feb 22 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has denounced anti-Semitism after facing criticism for not coming out strongly enough against recent threats directed at US Jewish centres, the media reported. “The anti-Semitic threats targeting…
Tirupati, Feb 21 (IANS) Almost the entire Telangana government on Tuesday descended on this temple town in Andhra Pradesh as Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao is all set to offer ornaments worth Rs 5.45 crore…
London, Feb 21 (IANS) A British Muslim teacher travelling to New York last week as a member of a school party from South Wales was denied entry to the US, a media report said. Juhel…
Beirut, Feb 21 (IANS) Far-right French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen cancelled a meeting with Lebanon’s Grand Mufti on Tuesday after refusing to wear a headscarf. “You can pass on my respects to the Grand…
Peshawar, Feb 21 (IANS) About 10,000 members of the Sikh community in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province lack education and health, a Sikh leader said in remarks published on Tuesday. The region used to brim with…
By Venkatachari Jagannathan Chennai, Feb 21 (IANS) The Isha Foundation plans to have 112-foot tall faces of Hindu God Shiva or `Adiyogi’ in the other three regions of the country – east, north and west…
Washington, Feb 21 (IANS) Jewish community centres (JCC) in many cities across the US received bomb threats, a media report said. The JCC Association of North America reported that 11 centres received the threats on…
Washington, Feb 21 (IANS) Ivanka Trump, US President Donald Trump’s oldest daughter and a Jewish convert, has issued a statement on Twitter calling for “religious tolerance” after a wave of threats against the community, a…
New Delhi, Feb. Feb 20 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday indicated that it may refer a plea for allowing the entry of women aged between 10 to 50 years in Kerala’s Sabarimala temple to…
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) The Congress on Monday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his controversial “graveyard and cremation ground”, remark alleging him of “vitiating” the atmosphere during the state polls. “The Prime Minister,…
Bangkok, Feb 20 (IANS) Clashes broke out on Monday at a Thai Buddhist temple after monks resisted orders from authorities to vacate the premises and allow the police to raid the temple in search of…
Canberra, Feb 20 (IANS) A group of over 60 prominent Australians have opposed the upcoming visit of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in protest of his policies towards Palestine, a media report said on Monday….