New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) Lack of “structural stability” is among five major “shortcomings” detected by Delhi Police in the infrastructure being readied for the three-day World Culture Festival being organised by Sri Sri Ravi…
New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) Delhi High Court on Wednesday said holding the World Culture Festival on the Yamuna flood plain appears to be a disaster from the ecological point of view. “It’s (event) a…
New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) The National Green Tribunal on Wednesday slapped an initial fine of Rs.5 crore on Sri Sri Ravi Shankar-led Art of Living foundation, but declined to stay the holding of the…
Canberra, March 9 (IANS) The Catholic Church of Canberra has created a separate body to handle sexual abuse complaints in a transparent manner, after the Vatican’s Finance Minister George Pell admitted paedophilia cases in Australia…
Tirupati, March 8 (IANS) The hill shrine of Tirumala in Andhra Pradesh was shut down to devotees on Tuesday night in view of the solar eclipse. Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD), which manages the affairs of…
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) Even as controversy rages over the decision by Art of Living to hold a cultural mega-event on the Yamuna floodplain, founder of the educational and humanitarian movement Sri Sri Ravi…
Ariccia, March 8 (IANS/AKI) Pope Francis on Tuesday urged Catholics to “give a concrete sign” that God is close by in the way they live their lives. “My life, my attitude, the way of going…
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) Denying any strategic tilt towards China, former president of Maldives, Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, on Tuesday said his country is welcoming Chinese proposals because it finds them more attractive. Delivering a…
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) The Art of Living Foundation on Tuesday told the National Green Tribunal (NGT) that it did not conduct any environment impact study before deciding to hold the World Culture Festival…
Mumbai, March 8 (IANS) The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) will take out out its annual Jagannath Rath Yatra starting from Shivaji Park this weekend, an official spokesperson said here on Tuesday. The two-day…
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) The Indian Army’s decision to make pontoon bridges for the Art of Living Foundation’s upcoming World Culture Festival was taken after Delhi Police expressed a fear of stampede at the…
Thiruvananthapuram, March 7 (IANS) The Mother Superior, of the old age home in Aden, which was attacked last week, has been flown out to Abu Dhabi, said Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy. Chandy told IANS…
Ranchi, March 7 (IANS) Lakhs of devotees offered prayers at different Shiva temples across Jharkhand on Mahashivratri on Monday. More than one lakh people offered prayers at the famous Shiva temple in Deoghar district, which…
Bhubaneswar, March 7 (IANS) At least six persons were missing on Monday after a boat carrying about 60 people capsized in Brahmani river in Odisha’s Dhenkanal district. The boat capsized near Chandipal ghat when around…
Pune/Nashik, March 7 (IANS) Moving swiftly to avoid a possible confrontation, Maharashtra Police on Monday evening detained over 100 women activists planning to storm the sanctum sanctorum of the renowned Trimbakeshwar Temple in Nashik district,…
President Pranab Mukherjee. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee will not attend the World Culture Festival to be organised by spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar’s Art of Living foundation,…
Lucknow, March 7 (IANS) A 700-year-old tradition was broken at the famous Mankameshwar temple here on Monday when water from the Gomti river was used for ‘jal abhishek’ on Mahashivratri to spread the message of…
Bhopal, March 7 (IANS) The annual festival of Mahashivratri, a special day of reverence for Lord Shiva, is being celebrated on Monday across Madhya Pradesh with faith and fervour. Outside all Shiva temples, there were…
Pune, March 7 (IANS) About 200 members of women’s organisation Bhumata Ranragini Brigade (BRB) here on Monday left for Nashik city and resolved to enter the sanctum sanctorum of the Trimbakeshwar Shiva temple, officials said….
Mandi, March 7 (IANS) Deities from hundreds of village temples started assembling in this historical town of Himachal for the week-long Mahashivratri festival that began on Monday, organisers said. “A total of 216 deities have…