Dhaka, Nov 24 (IANS) Bangladesh on Thursday sought support from the international community to resolve the longstanding Rohingya crisis in Myanmar, including the current situation, a minister has said. Foreign Minister A. H Mahmood Ali…
Wellington, Nov 24 (IANS) An Indian Christian evangelist in New Zealand will be deported despite his claims that “Hindu extremists” in India have threatened to kill him, media reported on Thursday. Auckland High Court’s Justice…
Pittsburgh (US), Nov 24 (IANS) An Indian man was assaulted at a restaurant’s bar in the South Hills Village in Pittsburgh because he was mistaken as a Muslim, media reports said. The police arrived at…
Wellington, Nov 24 (IANS) An Indian Christian evangelist in New Zealand will be deported despite his claims that “Hindu extremists” in India have threatened to kill him, media reported on Thursday. The man, identified only…
Amritsar, Nov 23 (IANS) US Ambassador to India Richard R. Verma visited Amritsar on Wednesday and paid his respects at Shri Harmandir Sahib, commonly known as the Golden Temple, the spiritual centre of the Sikh…
New Delhi, Nov 23 (IANS) On the eve of the martyrdom day of Guru Teg Bahadur, President Pranab Mukherje said on Wednesday that his sacrifice inspired us to unite all humanity into one common brotherhood….
New Delhi, Nov 23 (IANS) Governor of Jammu and Kashmir N.N.Vohra on Wednesday said there is need to build a counter narrative against terrorism and to revive traditional Sufi thoughts to fight extremist ideology. “Countries…
Mumbai, Nov 22 (IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday said controversial NRI preacher and televangelist Zakir Naik’s Islamic Research Foundation (IRF) had provided Rs 80,000 scholarship to an Islamic State (IS) sympathiser last…
Jakarta, Nov 22 (IANS) The Indonesian police on Tuesday questioned Jakarta Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama as suspect in blasphemy case over his comments against verses in the Quran in September. Basuki did not talk to…
London, Nov 22 (IANS) Announcing in an apostolic letter released on Monday, Pope Francis has extended indefinitely the power of Catholic priests to forgive abortions. It continues a special dispensation granted last year for the…
Riyadh, Nov 22 (IANS/AKI) Saudi police arrested an Indian immigrant who allegedly disrespected Islams holy Kaaba site on Facebook, covering it with an image of Buddha, a local report said Monday. “The region’s investigative department…
Mumbai, Nov 21 (IANS) The NIA on Monday conducted fresh raids at multiple locations linked to controversial NRI preacher and televangelist Zakir Naik and started blocking some online URLs linked to him and his Islamic…
Vatican City, Nov 21 (IANS/AKI) Pope Francis on Monday granted all Catholic priests the permanent power to forgive abortion, which he called “a grave sin”. In his ‘apostolic letter’ Francis handed priests the power previously…
Vatican City, Nov 21 (IANS) Pope Francis on Monday said priests would now be able to absolve the sin of abortion indefinitely. The decision was published in the Apostolic letter “Misericordia et Miseria,” which was…
Kolkata, Nov 20 (IANS) The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) on Sunday strongly opposed the central government’s move against triple talaq and imposition of uniform civil code, saying divine Sharia laws regarding marriage,…
Mumbai, Nov 19 (IANS) The NIA on Saturday raided multiple locations linked to controversial NRI preacher and televangelist Zakir Naik’s Islamic Research Foundation, an office of Peace TV, owned by him, residences of various office…
Panaji, Nov 19 (IANS) Goa Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar has said that if beef is part of someone’s cuisine, the law should not be used to ban its consumption, adding that as the political head…
Vatican City, Nov 18 (IANS/AKI) The Catholic Church “is not a football team that is looking for supporters,” Pope Francis said on Friday. “The Church never growth through proselytism but through its attractiveness,” Francis told…
Mumbai, Nov 18 (IANS) As India has the largest number of people in the world defecating in the open — nearly 595 million people who do not use a toilet — religious leaders from various…
Vatican City, Nov 17 (IANS/AKI) Catholics who benefit from Divine mercy during their lives are obliged to become “a sign and instrument for others”, Pope Francis tweeted on Thursday. “It is not enough to experience…