London, Jan 29 (IANS) London Mayor Sadiq Khan on Sunday slammed US President Donald Trump for banning citizens from seven Muslim-majority countries as “shameful and cruel”, the media reported. Pakistani-origin Khan issued a statement responding…
Lucknow, Jan 28 (IANS) BJP President Amit Shah on Saturday raked up the ‘triple talaq’ issue ahead of the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections and said if the party wins, it will seek the opinion of…
London, Jan 28 (IANS) The Church of England, in a report, has rejected the idea of changing its opposition to same-sex marriage, despite saying that it needs to “repent on the homophobic attitudes” it has…
Lucknow, Jan 28 (IANS) The BJP on Saturday said that if voted to power in Uttar Pradesh, it will work towards construction of a Ram temple in Ayodhya under “constitutional ambit”. Bharatiya Janata Party chief…
Lucknow, Jan 28 (IANS) BJP President Amit Shah on Saturday said if his party returned to power in Uttar Pradesh, it will seek the opinion of the state’s Muslim women on the triple ‘talaq’ issue…
New York, Jan 28 (IANS) A US businessman is facing hate crime charges after he allegedly shouted slurs at and kicked a Muslim airline employee in New York’s John.F. Kennedy (JFK) Airport, the media reported…
Kolkata, Jan 28 (IANS) Saying that terrorism has now become increasingly malignant, Bangladeshi Novelist Shazia Omar has said creating more space for dialogue and tolerance is the way to fight Islamic radicalism. “In this age…
Vatican City, Jan 27 (IANS/AKI) Pope Francis on Friday remembered the millions of victims of the Nazi Holocaust during the Second World War. “Today I want to remember in my heart all the victims of…
New Delhi, Jan 27 (IANS) Union Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju on Friday inaugurated the week-long “Buddhist Heritage of the World” exhibition at Rashtrapati Bhavan Museum here. The exhibition, a collection of photographs…
Kolkata, Jan 27 (IANS) Renowned poet and lyricist Javed Akhtar believes it is the Hindu caste system that has forced Muslims to live under a false lineage, he said at the Tata Steel Kolkata Literary…
Kolkata, Jan 27 (IANS) Talking on a topic that revolves around radicalism, fundamentalism and Islamophobia, the renowned poet and lyricist Javed Akthar on Friday said that there is no divide between an average Hindu and…
Chandigarh, Jan 27 (IANS) A Sikh priest, who refused to honour Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal during his visit to Harmandar Sahib in Amritsar in June 2016, joined the AAP on Friday and accused…
Mumbai, Jan 27 (IANS) The Maharashtra government has decided to withdraw its recent order banning all kinds of religious activities in all government offices and institutions, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said here on Friday. He…
By Debayan Mukherjee Kolkata, Jan 27 (IANS) Hollywood star and activist Ashley Judd says the 42 per cent women who voted for US President Donald Trump are a “confused lot”. “It says that we are…
Vatican City, Jan 26 (IANS/AKI) Just as plants sprout from seeds, the sentiment of hope allows new life to flourish, Pope Francis tweeted on Thursday. “Hope lets new life blossom, like a plant that grows…
Canberra, Jan 24 (IANS) With an aim to establish their first place of worship in Geelong city of Australia’s Victoria state, Sikh leaders here are seeking to convert a former church building into a gurdwara…
Baghdad, Jan 24 (IANS/AKI) The Islamic State is using the main church in the northern Iraqi town of Tel Kaif as its military headquarters. The IS was training its child recruits or so-called ‘Cubs of…
By Mayabhushan Nagvenkar Panaji, Jan 23 (IANS) Days after a spokesperson for Goa’s archbishop denied allegations that the influential Roman Catholic Church was indulging in politics ahead of theFebruary 4 assembly polls, its social arm…
By Saket Suman Jaipur, Jan 22 (IANS) Mughal emperor Akbar and several of his emotions that do not find mention in historical records were redefined in an hour-long session here on Sunday. A session on…
Jaipur, Jan 22 (IANS) Just two days after Manmohan Vaidya, head of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh’s communications department, batted for revamping the education system based on “the ethos and history of our nation”, Congress MP…