London, Feb 7 (IANS) Over 90 mosques across Britain are opening their doors to visitors to allow Muslims to “explain their faith beyond the hostile headlines”. The Muslim Council of Britain hopes Sunday’s open day…
Tibetan Spiritual leader Dalai Lama. (File Photo: IANS) Dharamsala, Feb 7 (IANS) Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Sunday expressed sadness over an earthquake that struck Taiwan and contributed money for relief and rehabilitation….
Hyderabad, Feb 6 (PTI) The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD), the governing body of Lord Venkateswara temple in Tirupati, today began the week-long ‘Sri Venkateswara Vaibhavotsavams’ here. The ‘Vaibhavotsavams’ (mainly prayers performed to the Lord at…
Pope Francis leads a mass in the sanctuary of the Virgin of Charity in El Cobre, on the last day of his visit to Cuba, 22 September 2015. EFE/Orlando Barria Vatican City, Feb 6 (IANS/AKI)…
Bodh Gaya, Feb 4 (IANS) Tibetan religious head and 17th Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje on Thursday announced the setting up of a monastic college to educate and empower female Buddhist practitioners from the Himalayan region….
Rome, Feb 4 (IANS/AKI) An Italian priest has offered to bless users of smartphones, tablets, computers and laptops “to protect them from any harm these devices may bring”. Don Giorgio, parish priest of Citta di…
Pope Francis leads a mass in the sanctuary of the Virgin of Charity of El Cobre, on the last day of his visit to Cuba, 22 September 2015. EFE/Orlando Barria Vatican City, Feb 2 (IANS/AKI)…
Bengaluru, Feb 1 (IANS) Favouring women’s entry into the Shani temple in Maharashtra’s Shinganapur village, seer and Art of Living (AoL) founder Sri Ravi Shankar on Monday suggested two models to overcome the centuries-old taboo….
Pope Francis leads a mass in the sanctuary of the Virgin of Charity in El Cobre, on the last day of his visit to Cuba, 22 September 2015. EFE/Orlando Barria Vatican City, Jan 30 (IANS/AKI)…
(160127) — MEXICO CITY, Jan. 27, 2016 (Xinhua) — U.S. actor Leonardo DiCaprio reacts during a press conference to promote the film The Revenant in Mexico City, capital of Mexico, on Jan. 26, 2016. (Xinhua/Alejandro…
Pope Francis leads a mass in the sanctuary of the Virgin of Charity in El Cobre, on the last day of his visit to Cuba, 22 September 2015. EFE/Orlando Barria Vatican City, Jan 28 (IANS/AKI)…
Pune, Jan 27 (IANS) A women’s organisation challenging a centuries old ban on women devotees entering the Shani Shingnapur temple in Ahmednagar on Wednesday urged Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to intervene to help lift…
Ahmednagar: Women activists headed to Shani (Shani Shingnapur) temple who were stopped 70 km away from the shirine in Ahmednagar of Maharashtra on Jan 26, 2016. (Photo: Nitin Lawate/IANS) Ahmednagar (Maharashtra), Jan 26 (IANS) Women…
New Delhi, Jan 26 (IANS) A Muslim women’s group on Tuesday came out in support of women’s entry into the Shani Shingnapur temple in Maharashtra, charging “male-dominated bodies” which run shrines with bias. The Bharatiya…
Ahmednagar (Maharashtra), Jan 26 (IANS) Maharashtra Police on Tuesday barred women from proceeding towards the famous Shani Shingnapur Temple to offer prayers, defying the centuries old tradition at the temple that does not allow women…
Ahmednagar (Maharashtra), Jan 25 (IANS) A women’s organisation has threatened to storm the famous Shani Shingnapur Temple here — if need be, from the sky route even via a helicopter — when its sanctum sanctorum…
Pope Francis leads a mass in the sanctuary of the Virgin of Charity in El Cobre, on the last day of his visit to Cuba, 22 September 2015. EFE/Orlando Barria Vatican City, Jan 22 (IANS/AKI)…
Modified by CombineZP London, Jan 21 (IANS) Saudi Arabia’s grand mufti Sheikh Abdullah al-Sheikh has said that playing chess is forbidden in Islam, a British newspaper reported on Thursday. Responding to a question on a…
Pathanamthitta (Kerala), Jan 21 (IANS) A cleanliness drive at Sabarimala has rid the shrine of over 670 tonnes of organic and plastic waste left behind by pilgrims. Pilgrims visiting the Sabarimala temple – dedicated to…
Jolpa (Rajasthan), Jan 21 (IANS) In Rajasthan’s stark desert hinterland, Jolpa, a small village inhabited by a poor farming community, has been the home to a uniquely architectured historic temple for more than 800 years….