Mobile app for Haj launched
Mumbai, Jan 2 (IANS) Union Minister of State for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Monday launched the Haj Committee of India’s mobile app here. The app would bring all Haj related information to the…
Religion
Pakistan approves Hindu marriage bill
Islamabad, Jan 2 (IANS) In what appears to be a New Year’s gift for Hindus living in Pakistan, the Senate Functional Committee on Human Rights unanimously approved the much-awaited Hindu Marriages Bill here on Monday….
Can’t seek votes on religion, race, caste, language: SC
New Delhi, Jan 2 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that seeking votes on the basis of religion, race, caste or language of a candidate or his rival or even that of the voters…
Political parties welcome SC rider on poll campaigning
New Delhi, Jan 2 (IANS) Political parties on Monday welcomed the Supreme Court’s ruling, which termed as “illegal” any appeal for votes on the basis of caste, community, religion or language. The ruling was made…
Religious groups hail SC ruling on caste, creed vote
New Delhi, Jan 2 (IANS) Religious organisations across the ideological divide welcomed the Supreme Court’s ruling on Monday barring political parties and candidates from seeking votes in the name of religion, caste, community, race or…
Political parties welcome SC rider on poll campaigning
New Delhi, Jan 2 (IANS) The political parties on Monday welcomed the Supreme Court’s ruling which termed as “illegal” any appeal for votes on the basis of caste, community, religion or language. Commenting on the…
Dalai Lama initiates Kalchakra puja in Bihar
Patna, Jan 2 (IANS) The 34th Kalchakra puja was initiated on Monday by Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama in Bihar amid tight security arrangements, officials said. “The 10-day-long Kalchakra puja began with a sermon by…
Thousands throng Jagannath temple
Bhubaneswar, Jan 1 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik was among the thousands to visit Sri Jagannath temple in Puri on Sunday to take the blessings of deities on new year day. The Chief Minister…
Thousands throng Golden Temple complex on New Year’s Day
Amritsar, Jan 1 (IANS) Thousands of devotees thronged the ‘Harmandir Sahib’, also popularly known as the Golden Temple, here on Sunday to offer prayers on the first day of the New Year. The rush of…
Bangladesh’s first cardinal visits Bengal
Kolkata, Dec 31 (IANS) Bangladesh’s first Bengali Cardinal visited eastern India’s oldest church on New Year’s Eve and wished message of peace and goodwill to the people of both countries. “I wish all people on…
Himachal plans road, ropeway to Shali Tibba temple
Shimla, Dec 31 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh on Saturday said steps will be taken to popularise the Bheema Kali temple overlooking the state capital by linking it by road. Addressing a public…
ED slaps money-laundering cases against Zakir Naik, IRF
Mumbai/New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has lodged a case of suspected money-laundering against NRI televangelist Zakir Naik and his NGO Islamic Research Foundation (IRF), officials said on Friday. The ED first…
ED slaps money-laundering case against Zakir Naik, IRF
Mumbai, Dec 30 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has lodged a case of suspected money-laundering against NRI televangelist Zakir Naik and his NGO Islamic Research Foundation (IRF), an official said here on Friday. The ED…
Gadkari urged to improve road to Shirdi
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) The Sanatan Sanskriti Sansthan, which works for promoting secular values, national integration and brotherhood, has urged Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari to ensure improved condition of the…
Goa CM to meet Archbishop over corruption, weak governance remarks
Panaji, Dec 30 (IANS) Goa Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar on Friday said that he does not agree with Archbishop Filipe Neri Ferrao’s comments about “rampant corruption and weak governance” in the state, and will meet…
New York police allows Sikh officers to wear turbans, restricts beard to half-inch
By Arul Louis New York, Dec 29 (IANS) New York Police Department (NYPD) will now allow Sikh officers to wear turbans and beards marking another milestone for members of that religion although it restricts the…
Sikh campaigners seek release of UK files on Operation Blue Star
London, Dec 29 (IANS) Sikh campaigners have urged the British government to release the secret files said to hold details of its involvement in Operation Blue Star conducted by the Indian Army in 1984 to…
New York police to allow Sikh officers to wear turbans
By Arul Louis New York, Dec 29 (IANS) The New York Police Department (NYPD) will now allow Sikh officers to wear turbans and beards marking another milestone for members of the religion to wear the…
Parrikar, Archbishop scripting political conspiracy: Former RSS Goa chief
Panaji, Dec 29 (IANS) Former RSS Goa unit chief Subhash Velingkar on Thursday accused Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar and Goa Archbishop Filipe Neri Ferrao of scripting a political conspiracy ahead of the 2017 assembly polls…
Dalai Lama prays at Bodh Gaya ahead of Kalachakra puja
Patna, Dec 29 (IANS) Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama offered prayers at the Buddhist holy shrine of Bodh Gaya on Thursday, a day after he arrived there to attend the Kalachakra puja in early…