2,000 people evacuate rebel-held town in Syria
Damascus, Dec 3 (IANS) As many as 2,000 people evacuated the rebel-held suburb of Tal about 16 kms from here, as part of a deal between the Syrian government and the armed rebels, local media…
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77,826 flee Mosul as conflict rages: IOM
Geneva, Dec 3 (IANS) Nearly 77,826 civilians have fled Mosul and its adjacent districts since Iraq’s military operations to recapture Mosul, the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) said. “We are deeply concerned about both the…
Meghalaya party urge PM to relax cash withdrawal ahead of Christmas
Shillong, Dec 2 (IANS) Meghalaya’s principal opposition party, the United Democratic Party on Friday sought Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s intervention to increase the withdrawal cash limited from the banks ahead of the Christmas celebrations across…
Demonetisation great move to tackle black money: Jaggi Vasudev
New Delhi, Dec 2 (IANS) Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev of Isha Foundation on Friday lauded the government’s demonetisation move, saying difficulties faced by people may remain for three to six months but things will smoothen out…
Charlie Hebdo debuts in Germany with Merkel on the cover
Berlin, Dec 2 (IANS) The first German edition of the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo was published on Thursday and featured a caricature of Chancellor Angela Merkel on the cover. The head of government is shown…
Muslim women demand reforms in personal law: NGO
Mumbai, Dec 1 (IANS) Over 500 Muslim women from across India on Thursday passed a resolution to demand comprehensive reforms in the Muslim Personal Law through codification, including triple talaq, an NGO’s leaders said. “We…
In parts of Himachal, Diwali celebrations begin now!
By Vishal Gulati Shimla, Dec 1 (IANS) In some interior areas of mountainous Himachal Pradesh, Diwali celebrations have begun only now, almost a month after the country celebrated the Festival of Lights. The reason: Some…
Pakistan rights group hails criminalising forced conversion
Islamabad, Dec 1 (IANS) Welcoming the Sindh legislature’s decision to criminalise forced conversion, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan has urged the authorities to ensure that the law was strictly enforced, media reported on Thursday….
US university attacker inspired by ISIS, Al-Qaeda
New York, Dec 1 (IANS) The student who attacked a crowd at Ohio State University was inspired by the ISIS terror group and now-deceased al-Qaeda cleric Anwar al-Awlaki, media reports said. Abdul Razak Ali Artan,…
Muslim intellectual proposes a revolutionary Uniform Civil Code
New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) Tufail Ahmad, a leading Muslim scholar on Wednesday proposed a draft Uniform Civil Code (UCC) to initiate a public debate on it. A former journalist with BBC World Service and…
Pakistani Hindus oppose forced conversations
Islamabad, Nov 30 (IANS) Pakistan’s Hindu community has criticised religious political parties for opposing the Minorities Bill, 2015, that criminalises the forced conversions. The bill was recently passed by Sindh’s provincial assembly. Pakistan Muslim League-N…
Protests over allowing women to wear churidar at Padmanabhaswamy temple
Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 30 (IANS) A day after the Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple here relaxed its dress code to allow entry to women wearing ‘churidar’, a few women entered through a side gate clad in churidar, but…
Islamist arrested for spying on German intelligence agency
Berlin, Nov 30 (IANS) A 51-year-old Islamist with German citizenship who worked for Germany’s Federal Intelligence Agency has been arrested for spying on the intelligence agency, media reports said. “The Federal Intelligence Agency has succeeded…
IS claims attack on US university
Washington, Nov 30 (IANS) Banned militant outfit the Islamic State (IS) said the attacker who injured 11 people on Ohio State University (OSU) campus was a “soldier of the Islamic State”, media reports said. The…
Migrant crisis a challenge to Christian unity, claims bishop
Brussels, Nov 30 (IANS/AKI) The ongoing migrant crisis has caused discord within churches in Europe and raises questions about its identity and future, a Catholic bishop told a high-level EU summit on Tuesday. “This crisis…
Opposition giving communal turn to IT notice to Church: BJP
Panaji, Nov 29 (IANS) The BJP on Tuesday accused the opposition and a section of the media of trying to create anxiety among Catholics by trying to politicise an Income Tax department notice to the…
250 women pray at Haji Ali Dargah after 5 years
Mumbai, Nov 29 (IANS) After five years and a series of legal battles and agitations, around 250 women entered the famous Haji Ali dargah here on Tuesday afternoon and solemnly offered prayers, an activist said….
Women can wear churidars to Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple
Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 29 (IANS) The administration of the Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple here has informed the Kerala High Court that it had decided to let women wearing ‘churidar’ enter it. Speaking to IANS, its Executive Officer…
Women set to re-enter Haji Ali dargah after 5 years
Mumbai, Nov 29 (IANS) After five years and a series of legal battles and agitations, a group of women activists will enter the famous Haji Ali dargah here on Tuesday afternoon, an activist said. A…
Women to re-enter Haji Ali dargah after 5 years
Mumbai, Nov 29 (IANS) After five years, a series of legal battles and agitations, a group of women activists will enter the famous Haji Ali dargah (mausoleum) here on Tuesday afternoon, an activist said. A…