Rabat, Jan 11 (IANS/MAP) Morocco King Mohammed VI has launched several projects aimed at preserving the historical heritage of the old Medina of Marrakech and reinforcing its tourist and international character. Mohammed VI launched the…
Jaipur, Jan 11 (IANS) Three persons, including the head priest of the Lord Brahma temple at Pushkar in Rajasthan, were killed on Wednesday in a road accident in the state. The tragedy took place in…
Gandhinagar, Jan 11 (IANS) India will soon have Islamic banking facilities with the Saudi Arabia-based Islamic Development Bank (IDB) set to start its India operations from Gujarat, the Gulf kingdom’s envoy in New Delhi said…
Chandigarh, Jan 11 (IANS) A shoe was hurled at Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, hitting him on the spectacles on Wednesday. The incident took place in Rattakhera village, around 250 km from here, in…
Chandigarh, Jan 11 (IANS) A man hurled a shoe at Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Wednesday at a village in Lambi assembly constituency. The incident took place in Rattakhera village, around 250 km…
Islamabad, Jan 11 (IANS) Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday inaugurated a water filtration plant at Katas Raj temple complex in Punjab and said Pakistan will soon be known as a “minority friendly country”. The…
Patna, Jan 11 (IANS) Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, who is in Bodh Gaya for the 34th Kalchakra puja, termed the liquor prohibition in Bihar as a good decision. “Prohibition in Bihar is a…
New Delhi, Jan 11 (IANS) BJP MP Sakshi Maharaj, who was summoned by the Election Commission for his controversial statements on population, said on Wednesday that his remarks were made at a meeting called by…
By Vikas Datta Title: Olympus – An Indian Retelling of the Greek Myths; Author: Devdutt Pattanaik; Publisher: Penguin Random House India; Pages: 296; Price: Rs 499 The Ancient Greeks’ enduring contributions to the world are…
Vatican City, Jan 11 (IANS/AKI) Pope Francis on Tuesday called on the world’s nations to find more ways to achieve peace, reiterating a major theme of his papacy. “My hope is that our countries and…
Vatican City, Jan 10 (IANS/AKI) Pope Francis will on Saturday receive Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, the Vatican Radio reported. The meeting comes after Francis on Monday called for peace talks on a permanent two-state solution…
Bodh Gaya, Jan 10 (IANS) Tibetan religious head and 17th Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje on Tuesday reached this Bihar town to participate in the highly-venerated ‘Kalachakra’ (Wheel of Time) ceremony to be presided over by…
Geneva, Jan 10 (IANS) Switzerland on Tuesday won a case at the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) obliging Muslim parents to send their children to mixed swimming lessons. It said authorities were justified in…
Tehran, Jan 10 (IANS) Iran has received an invitation from Saudi Arabia to discuss preparations for the next annual Haj pilgrimage, an official said on Tuesday. Iran has “officially received Saudi Arabia’s invitation to meet…
New Delhi, Jan 10 (IANS) The Election Commission on Tuesday issued show cause notice to BJP leader Sakshi Maharaj and said it is prima facie of the opinion that he violated the Model Code of…
Patna, Jan 10 (IANS) BJP president Amit Shah on Tuesday prayed at the Takht Sri Harmandir Sahib, the birthplace of the 10th Sikh Guru, Gobind Singh. “Amit Shah has bowed his head and offered prayers…
Kolkata, Jan 9 (IANS) Two days after issuing a ‘fatwa’ against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a Kolkata cleric on Monday threatened to slit the throat of Pakistan-born author and political commentator Tarek Fatah, with whom…
Kozhikode, Jan 9 (IANS) Taking up cudgels against ace Malayalam film director Kamal, the Kerala state BJP on Monday said that he was made the Chairman of the Kerala State Chalachitra Academy by the CPI-M…
Vatican City, Jan 9 (IANS) In a speech that urged the pursuit of peace in the New Year, Pope Francis on Monday called upon religious leaders around the world to reject killing in the name…
By Vikas Datta He stood out among Iran’s ruling establishment with only wisps of hair on his chin instead of the full beards of his clerical colleagues and revolutionary commanders, but Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani…