Cairo, Nov 13 (IANS) At least 15 fighters from the Syrian Democratic Forces(SDF), were killed on Saturday in two Islamic State (IS) attacks in Aleppo and al-Raqqa in Syria. British NGO, Syrian Observatory for Human…
Erbil (Iraq), Nov 13 (IANS) The top leader of the Jihadist Islamic State (IS) has fled Mosul, last extremist enclave left on Iraqi soil, according to the governor of the Nineveh province in Iraq. Governor…
Mosul, Nov 13 (IANS/AKI) Thousands of women from the Yazidi minority are being held by the Islamic State jihadist group in the embattled Iraqi city of Mosul, local news site Ara News reported, citing a…
Rome, Nov 13 (IANS/AKI) An Albanian-Muslim has been fined 30,000 euros after she refused to take off her niqab in a public building in San Vito al Tagliamento in Italy, as required by the law….
Quetta, Nov 13 (IANS) At least 43 people were killed and around 100 injured on Saturday in a bombing at a Sufi Muslim shrine in Pakistan’s Balochistan province. The explosion took place at the Shah…
Ankara, Nov 12 (IANS) The ban on headscarf for female civilian personnel serving in the Turkish military has been lifted, according to a ruling released in the official gazette. On Friday, the ruling says that…
Vatican City, Nov 12 (IANS/AKI) Pope Francis has a weakness for elderly ladies, especially “crafty” ones, he said in an interview published in a new book of his sermons and speeches while he was Archbishop…
Baghdad, Nov 12 (IANS) Considering their stonghold over Mosul threatened as the Iraqi army advances, the Islamic State (IS) fighters have started employing boys as young as 12 to the frontlines with suicide belts. Witnesses…
Dhaka, Nov 11 (IANS) People living in Bangladesh’s Hindu-dominated Nasirnagar area have formed neighbourhood watch teams to keep vigil, after goons set fire to several Hindu homes and temples earlier this month. Police have also…
Vatican City, Nov 11 (IANS/AKI) Christianity is not a stunning yet artificial spectacle like a fireworks display but is about cultivating hope, Pope Francis said on Thursday. “The Kingdom of God is not a spectacular…
New Delhi, Nov 10 (IANS) The cash deposited by temples from the offerings placed by devotees in donation boxes or ‘hundis’ will not come under the tax scanner, a Finance Ministry official said on Thursday….
Amritsar, Nov 10 (IANS) The authorities at the Golden Temple here announced on Thursday that they would not accept demonetised currency notes from devotees. Over 100,000 devotees visit the Golden Temple every day and the…
Washington, Nov 10 (IANS) Fear and shock were expressed by the American Muslims after Republican Donald Trump was confirmed as President of the US after months of anti-Islamic stands. The Republican made his most controversial…
Dharamsala, Nov 10 (IANS) Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama has congratulated America’s President-elect Donald Trump, saying the world places great hope in the democratic vision and leadership of the US. In a congratulatory letter…
Dehradun, Nov 9 (IANS) Indian Army chief General Dalbir Singh on Wednesday visited Uttarakhand and met defence officials and jawans, apart from paying obeisance at the famous Badrinath shrine. After paying obeisance at the temple…
Tirupati, Nov 9 (IANS) Devotees visiting the Lord Venkateswara temple in Tirumala were hit hard on Wednesday as taxi drivers and owners of hotels and shops refused to accept Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 denomination…
Nahan (Himachal Pradesh), Nov 9 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh on Wednesday participated in the International Renuka Fair organised in the state’s Sirmaur district. He along with his wife Pratibha Singh paid obeisance…
Mumbai, Nov 9 (IANS) The central government will examine the demands of private tour operators who facilitate Haj and Umrah pilgrimages, particularly those pertaining to service tax and restoration of Haj quota, Union Minister of…
Tirupati, Nov 9 (IANS) Devotees visiting Lord Venkateswara temple in Tirumala were hit hard on Wednesday as taxi drivers and owners of hotels and shops refused to accept Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 denomination currency…
Philadelphia, Nov 9 (IANS) Vandals broke the window of a Muslim family’s home in a Philadelphia suburb overnight on Monday. Wasif Qureshi, a cardiologist and the local head of civic engagement group Emerge USA, said…