How we live life must show God’s closeness, says Pope
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…
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Maldives prefers Chinese proposals as they are more attractive: Gayoom
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…
Didn’t conduct any environment impact study: Art of Living to NGT
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…
ISKCON’s Jagannath Rath Yatra in Mumbai this weekend
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…
Army assisting Art of Living programme for public safety
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…
Aden attack: Mother Superior flown from Yemen to Abu Dhabi
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…
Lakhs offer prayers at Shiva temples in Jharkhand
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…
Boat capsizes in Odisha, six missing
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…
Police prevent women from reaching Trimbakeshwar Temple
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 not to attend Sri Sri’s event in Delhi
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 temple breaks centuries-old tradition for rivers’ conservation
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…
Mahashivratri being celebrated across Madhya Pradesh
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…
Women activists now target Shiva temple in Maharashtra
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….
Deity assembly begins in Himachal for Mahashivratri
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…
Modi greets nation on Maha Shivratri
New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday extended his greetings to the people on Maha Shivratri. Maha Shivratri greetings to everyone, Modi tweeted. Maha Shivratri, celebrated annually in reverence of Lord…
Thousands offer prayers on Maha Shivratri in Punjab, Haryana
Chandigarh, March 7 (IANS) Thousands of people offered prayers at various temples across Punjab and Haryana on Monday to mark Maha Shivratri amid tight security arrangements. In view of intelligence reports of the possibility of…
High alert in Uttar Pradesh on Maha Shivratri
Lucknow, March 7 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh was put on high alert on the occasion of Shivratri, following inputs from the Intelligence Bureau (IB) on the possibility of terror attacks at temples and religious places, an…
Aden attack: Indian Mother Superior of aid home to be evacuated
Thiruvananthapuram, March 6 (IANS) The Indian government will shift, out of Yemen, the Indian mother superior of an aid home in Aden where four nuns including were killed and an Indian priest kidnapped in an…
Aden attack: Indian priest, nun still missing, Sushma assures all help
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj. (File Photo: IANS) Thiruvananthapuram, March 5 (IANS) There is no trace of the Catholic priest from Kerala, taken away by unidentified gunmen following Friday’s attack on a care home for…
Aden attack: Priest still missing, narrow escape for nun
Thiruvananthapuram, March 5 (IANS) There is no news of the Catholic priest from Kerala who was taken away by unidentified gunmen following Friday’s attack on a care home of the elderly in Yemen’s Aden, run…