Melbourne, Jan 17 (IANS) A five-year-old Sikh boy was denied entry by a school here for wearing a turban as it said that the religious head gear was not in conformity with the school’s uniform…
New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Tuesday deferred the hearing of a plea filed by NRI televangelist Zakir Naik challenging the government decision to ban his NGO Islamic Research Foundation (IRF)….
Lucknow, Jan 16 (IANS) Peace returned in the old city area here in Uttar Pradesh on Monday, which was singed by a communal clash late Sunday night and is under a strict watch, police said….
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday sought a comprehensive status report on the probe into the 1984 anti-Sikh riot cases being investigated by the SIT set up in 2014. A bench…
By Vikas Datta Title: Lanka’s Princess; Author: Kavita Kane; Publisher: Rupa Publications India; Pages: 280; Price: Rs 295 Like the space-time it is set in, Hindu mythology too seems to trace a circular course –…
Kolkata, Jan 15 (IANS) Six pilgrims, all women, suffocated to death during a mad rush to board a vessel from the crowded jetty on their way home from Gangasagar fair in West Bengal on Sunday…
Ottawa, Jan 15 (IANS) In a heart-warming gesture, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has wished Tamils in Canada and around the world ‘Happy Pongal’. “Tamils in Canada and around the world will gather to celebrate…
Vatican City, Jan 15 (IANS) Pope Francis and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas met here to open a Palestinian embassy in the Vatican City. “We are very grateful about the role that the Holy See has…
Sabarimala, Jan 14 (IANS) Hundreds of devout Sabarimala pilgrims on Saturday resorted to sloganeering to express their anger after police prevented them from viewing the celestial light. The light appeared on the horizon thrice on…
Sabarimala, Jan 14 (IANS) Lakhs of Sabarimala pilgrims witnessed the celestial light that appeared on the horizon thrice on Saturday evening. The sighting of this celestial light, which in local parlance is called ‘Makara jyothi’…
Mumbai, Jan 14 (IANS) The International Society for Krishna Consciousness’ Chowpatty Temple took out the Lord Jagannath Rath Yatra from Shivaji Park with the participation of nearly half a million devotees here on Saturday afternoon….
Patna, Jan 14 (IANS) Like last year, RJD chief Lalu Prasad on Saturday applied a ’tilak’ of curd on Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s forehead to indicate they enjoyed cordial relations and the ruling Grand Alliance…
Sagar Island (West Bengal), Jan 14 (IANS) Ove 1.5 million pilgrims from across India and abroad braved the icy cold water and chilly winds to took a holy dip in the river Ganga on Saturday…
Kolkata, Jan 14 (IANS) RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat on Saturday asserted the organisation is “not against anyone” but only working to unite and strengthen the Hindu community. “We are not against anyone but only working…
Chennai, Jan 14 (IANS) Tamil Nadu on Saturday celebrated Pongal with traditional fervour with people getting up early, donning new clothes and visiting temples. The festival of Pongal is celebrated to thank the Sun, rain…
Sagar Island (West Bengal), Jan 14 (IANS) Over a million pilgrims from across India and abroad took holy dip in the river Ganges on Saturday braving the icy cold water and chilly winds, at the…
By Somrita Ghosh New Delhi, Jan 14 (IANS) Author Naseera Sharma, named last month for a Sahitya Akademi Award, laments that communal riots are continuing despite the partition of the country in 1947, saying her…
Shimla, Jan 14 (IANS) Hundreds of devotees braced the cold across Himachal Pradesh on Saturday and took dips in rivers to mark the holy day of ‘Makar Sankranti’. Large numbers of devotees were seen congregating…
Cardiff, Jan 13 (IANS) A former teacher at a mosque will stand trial here for indecently assaulting four girls as young as five, media reports said on Friday. Mohammed Haji Saddique, 80, has been charged…
Lucknow, Jan 13 (IANS) The BJP on Friday lodged a complaint with the Chief Electoral Officer of Uttar Pradesh against Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi and his party for allegedly violating the Model of Conduct…