New Delhi, Dec 13 (IANS) The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community announced it will hold its three-day yearly convention in Punjab, here on Tuesday and extended an invitation to all countrymen to visit the spiritual gathering. The…
Damascus, Dec 13 (IANS) Humanitarian volunteers in Aleppo city appealed for help amid multiple reports of executions of people with ties to rebel groups by the Syrian army, media reports said on Tuesday. Relatives of…
Cairo, Dec 13 (IANS) Egypt on Tuesday accused Muslim Brotherhood leaders of fleeing to Qatar for training and financing the perpetrators of the church bomb attack in Cairo. “The investigations revealed that a man called…
By Imran Khan Patna, Dec 13 (IANS) Work is set to start soon to build what could well be the world’s largest Hindu temple — in Bihar. Those behind the idea say no more hurdles…
Los Angeles, Dec 13 (IANS) Singer Justin Bieber has reportedly been holding bible studies classes backstage during his Purpose World Tour. The 22-year-old is no stranger to controversy after he egged a neighbour’s house and…
Vatican City, Dec 12 (IANS/AKI) The Catholic Church will help build world peace, Pope Francis vowed on Monday, calling on political, religious and business leaders, as well as the heads of international institutions to end…
Cairo, Dec 12 (IANS/AKI) Egyptian security forces have arrested “further” suspects over a blast at Cairo’s main Coptic Cathedral complex that killed at least 24 people and injured 49, said the state-run daily Al-Ahram Online…
Kolkata, Dec 12 (IANS) A Muslim cleric on Monday issued a fatwa against West Bengal BJP President Dilip Ghosh over his “derogatory” remarks against Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and demanded he and other RSS members…
Cairo, Dec 12 (IANS) Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi said on Monday that the Cairo church blast that killed 25 persons on Sunday was carried out by a suicide bomber. Speaking to mourners during the funeral…
Islamabad, Dec 12 (IANS) Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Monday urged religious scholars to play a role in eliminating root causes of extremism from the society. The Prime Minister made the remarks during a…
Istanbul, Dec 12 (IANS) The deaths in Istanbul’s twin bombings have risen to 44, Turkish Health Minister Recep Akdag announced on Monday. A local daily quoted the minister as saying that 36 police officers and…
New Delhi, Dec 12 (IANS) Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Monday greeted the nation on the occasion of Milad-un-Nabi, Prophet Muhammad’s birthday. Extending her greetings on the occasion, Gandhi said the message of brotherhood and…
New Delhi, Dec 12 (IANS) Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Monday greeted the nation on the occasion of Milad-un-Nabi, which is celebrated as birthday of Prophet Mohammed. “On the auspicious occasion of Milad-un-Nabi, may…
New Delhi, Dec 12 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday greeted the nation on the occasion of Milad-un-Nabi, which is celebrated as the birthday of Prophet Mohammed. “Heartiest greetings and…
Istanbul, Dec 11 (IANS) The Kurdistan Freedom Falcons militant group on Sunday claimed responsibility for the deadly double bombing in Istanbul that claimed the lives of 38 people and wounded 155 others. The group assumed…
Cairo, Dec 11 (IANS) Several hundred Egyptians, mostly Christians, on Sunday gathered outside Cairo’s Coptic Cathedral to protest an explosion in which at least 25 people were killed. Participants chanted slogans calling for President Abdel…
Brussels, Dec 11 (IANS) The European Union (EU) on Sunday strongly condemned the twin bombing attacks that hit central Istanbul and left 38 dead. “We reaffirm our strong condemnation of all acts of terror and…
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee and Vice President Hamid Ansari on Sunday greeted the nation on the occasion of Eid Milad-un-Nabi, the birthday of Prophet Mohammed, which is being observed on December…
Vatican City, Dec 11 (IANS) Pope Francis condemned the terror attacks in Turkey and Egypt on Sunday and called for the unity of human and civilian values in the face of violence that leads to…
Cairo, Dec 11 (IANS) At least 25 people were killed and 49 others injured on Sunday in an explosion at the Coptic Cathedral in Abbasiya’s neighbourhood of Cairo, officials said in a statement. The security…