Dhaka, March 28 (IANS) A court in Bangladesh on Monday rejected a petition which challenged a constitutional amendment that gave Islam the status of the state religion. The Bangladesh High Court in a hearing on…
Phnom Penh, March 28 (IANS) An American art museum on Monday returned to Cambodia a 10th century Khmer statue of Hindu god Rama reportedly looted from an archaeological site during the 1970s. The sandstone statue…
Vatican City, March 27 (IANS) Pope Francis on Sunday sent a message of condolences to the Iraqi people, in which he called on them to “reject the ways of hatred and conflict”. His statement followed…
Thiruvananthapuram, March 27 (IANS) Christians in Kerala on Sunday celebrated Easter in all its splendour with a bit of everything — prayers, good food and drinks. From early morning, most homes saw activity as people…
Kharagpur (West Bengal), March 27 (IANS) While going all guns blazing against the Trinamool Congress as well as the Left Front, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on his maiden campaign for the West Bengal assembly polls,…
Shillong, March 27 (IANS) Candlelight processions, baptism of newborns, and coloured Easter eggs and buns were the hallmark of the day as Christians in Meghalaya on Sunday joined their brethren the world over in celebrating…
Ujjain (Madhya Pradesh), March 27 (IANS) Mahakaleshwar temple here, one of the 12 most venerated shrines of Lord Shiva in India, has ramped up by four to five times its production of sweets used as…
Lagos, March 27 (IANS) Mass killings of innocent citizens, abductions and other criminal atrocities would soon become history in Nigeria, President Muhammadu Buhari has said. The president made the pledge in his Easter message to…
Helsinki, March 27 (IANS) A large Lutheran church in Ylivieska, northern Finland, was destroyed in a fire lit apparently on purpose. Police detained a local man born in the 1980s, who has initially confessed, Xinhua…
Imphal, March 26 (IANS) Two people have died and over 100 injured, including 20 critically, in the five-day Holi revelries in Manipur that would last till Sunday night, police said on Saturday. Over 100 injured…
New Delhi, March 26 (IANS) Vice President Hamid Ansari on Saturday greeted the nation on the occasion of Easter which falls on Sunday. “I convey my warm greetings and good wishes to the people of…
Rome, March 25 (IANS/AKI) Arms producers and traffickers lie behind the deadly assault on Brussels, Pope Francis said, describing the attacks as an “act of war”. “Three days ago an act of war and destruction…
Ujjain, March 25 (IANS) The Madhya Pradesh government has made special arrangements for making available adequate quantities of fruit, vegetables and flowers for the Simhasth Kumbh pilgrimage here, including a targeted supply of 97 lakh…
Thiruvananthapuram, March 25 (IANS) The one thing all Christians in Kerala eagerly wait for on Good Friday is ‘kanji’ — the steaming hot gruel made of rice and served immediately after the end of mass….
New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that Good Friday was a day to remember the noble thoughts of Jesus Christ which touched many lives. “Good Friday is a day of prayer…
Edinburgh, March 25 (IANS) A religious leader at Scotland’s biggest mosque has praised an extremist who was executed for murdering the governor of Pakistan’s Punjab province, the BBC reported on Friday. Imam Maulana Habib Ur…
Islamabad, March 25 (IANS) Pakistan Peoples Party chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said his party in Sindh will soon pass a bill against forced conversion of Hindus so that the community becomes stronger. Bilawal Bhutto…
Lucknow, March 25 (IANS) The Imam of the al-Haram Masjid of the holy Kaaba Shareef in Saudi Arabia, Sheikh Saleh bin Muhammed bin Ibrahim aal Talib, will be in India next week to attend a…
Islamabad, March 25 (IANS) Pakistan’s non-Muslim members of the National Assembly have suggested that days be shaved off the Eid holidays so that national holidays could be observed on Hindu festivals as well. Pakistan People’s…
Lucknow, March 25 (IANS) Despite heavy security and precautions taken by the administration, more than two dozen people were killed in Uttar Pradesh on Holi, police said on Friday. While five people were killed in…