New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) HRD Minister Smriti Irani’s controversial comments on Durga and Mahishasur appear to ignore the varied folk traditions in which the latter is adulated as a king and an ancestor, experts…
Pope Francis waves upon his arrival to Cathedral in Santiago, Cuba, 22 September 2015. Pope Francis’s first visit to Cuba ended with a mass in Santiago. The pope delivered the last sermon of his Cuban…
Sydney, Feb 29 (AFP) Vatican finance chief Cardinal George Pell today admitted the Catholic Church “mucked up” in dealing with paedophile priests and vowed he would not “defend the indefensible” before an Australian inquiry. Pell…
Jammu, Feb 29 (IANS) Registration for the 48-day long Amarnath Yatra to the Himalayan Cave Shrine, to be held from July 2 to August 18, will begin on Monday. P.K. Tripathi, CEO of the Yatra…
Ranchi, Feb 28 (IANS) Mahishasur, whom the popular belief views as the ‘demon’ slain by Goddess Durga, is not an object of inspiration or veneration for any tribal community in India, said Prakash Oraon, a…
Mumbai, Feb 28 (IANS) The Bombay High Court has been petitioned against a Maharashtra government order leaving out Muslims from its new list of national leaders and heroes for celebrating their anniversaries and special days….
Rescue workers attempt to help the injured after the stampede injured hundreds and left over 700 dead. (Official Twiiter account of Saudi Civil Defense) [wpws url=”http://www.hindustantimes.com/world/hundreds-dead-in-mecca-stampede-on-last-day-of-haj-pilgrimage/story-XDnI60ZqB7dbhZEs7G2GyI.html” query=”.story_content” ] Source:hindustantimes.com
