Ramallah/Gaza, Feb 13 (IANS) Palestinians have reacted angrily to an Israeli draft bill that bans mosques from using loudspeakers for the call to prayer at night in Jerusalem and Israel. A new version of the…
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju on Monday said the Hindu population in India was shrinking while minorities were flourishing. “Hindu population is reducing in India because Hindus…
Hyderabad, Feb 12 (IANS) Protection of life and property, faith and culture is the key issue faced by Muslims in India, said speakers at a meeting called here Sunday to discuss the community’s problems. They…
Maramon (Kerala), Feb 12 (IANS) The bar on women’s entry to the night sessions of the Syrian Mar Thoma Church’s famed Maramon convention that began here on Sunday will stay due to security reasons, its…
Hyderabad, Feb 12 (IANS) Tibet’s spiritual leader Dalai Lama on Sunday laid the foundation stone for a South Asia hub of the Dalai Lama Centre For Ethics and Transformative Values here. Telangana Governor E.S.L. Narasimhan,…
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday paid his tributes to Swami Dayanand Saraswati on his birth anniversary and acknowledged his impact on social reform. “Tributes to Swami Dayanand Saraswati. His…
Washington, Feb 11 (IANS) The father of Muslim US Army Captain Humayun Khan, who was killed in the Iraq war, and fierce critic of President Donald Trump’s travel ban, has urged Latinos to join hands…
Vatican City, Feb 10 (IANS/AKI) Corruption can begin with little things and to stay on the right track we need to know how to reject life’s temptations – from greed to pride and vanity, Pope…
Rome, Feb 10 (IANS/AKI) The Holy See is corrupt and the Catholic Church must weed out “ill” priests who sexually abuse children, Pope Francis said in an interview, excerpts of which were published Thursday by…
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) The Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday rejected the annual report of the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) and questioned its credibility. “We have rejected the US Commission…
Washington, Feb 9 (IANS) Religious tolerance has deteriorated and religious freedom violations have increased in India under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s regime, a report by an independent bipartisan American body has claimed. The report, titled…
Vijayawada, Feb 9 (IANS) Buddhist spiritual leader The Dalai Lama has said he was fortunate to be once again visiting Amaravati, a sacred place for Buddhists. He reached here on Thursday on a three-day visit…
Hyderabad, Feb 8 (IANS) Tibet’s exiled spiritual leader Dalai Lama will lay foundation stone for new South Asia hub of Dalai Lama Centre For Ethics and Transformative Values here on Sunday. Telangana Chief Minister K….
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Wednesday said that the Centre in 2016 spent Rs 405 crore as subsidy for the Haj pilgrims….
Baitul (Madhya Pradesh), Feb 8 (IANS) In a remark likely to court controversy, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Wednesday said every person born in India is a Hindu. “Everyone born in the country is a…
Islamabad, Feb 8 (IANS) Pakistan’s Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday imposed a “complete ban” on Basant, a festival celebrated to mark the start of the spring season. Sharif has made it clear that…
By Vishav New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) Just spending money on Sewage Treatment Plants (STPs) will not clean the Ganga river – what is needed is a comprehensive plan to stop sewage from entering the…
Washington, Feb 8 (IANS) Angry at civilian casualties incurred recently in the first commando raid authorised by President Donald Trump, Yemen has withdrawn permission to the US to run ground operations on its soil, a…
Washington, Feb 8 (IANS) An US appeals court that questioned whether President Donald Trump’s travel ban discriminates against Muslims, witnessed steep grilling of lawyers by a federal judges bench, a media report said on Wednesday….
Sydney, Feb 7 (IANS) Late Pope John Paul II was aware of priests sexually abusing children, and of efforts by the Catholic Church to cover up the allegations, an American canon lawyer claimed on Tuesday….