Spiritual
Star Wars Themed Christmas Eve Church Services Announced at Liquid Church, NJ
MORRISTOWN, N.J., Dec. 21, 2015 /PRNewswire/ One of New Jersey’s fastest growing Christian churches, Liquid Church, announced it will be examining the parallels between the Bible and Star Wars this Christmas Evevia its over-the-top Star Wars…
No Indication from PM on Ram Temple: VHP
Kuala Lumpur: Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses at a Community Programme, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Nov 22, 2015. (Photo: IANS/PIB) New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) has said that there…
Akhilesh Wants Order, Amid Reports Of Rekindling Ram Temple Movement
Patna: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav addresses during a programme in Patna on Sep 22, 2015. (Photo: IANS) Lucknow, Dec 21 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Monday asked his chief secretary…
ICV Protests Omission Of Christians from Assocham Meet
Mumbai, Dec 21 (IANS) The Indian Christian Voice on Monday protested what it terms “a deliberate insult” to the Christians by apex trade body Assocham that failed to include any speaker from the community for…
Mother Teresa Has Been Like God for Me: Cured Cancer Patient
Kolkata, Dec 21 (IANS) As the world celebrates the Vatican approving sainthood for Mother Teresa, a 50-year-old woman, whose “miracle” cure from cancer was instrumental in the 2003 papal recognition that the nun has entered…
Ravi Shankar Slams Communists for Calling Industrialists ‘exploiters’
Kolkata, Dec 20 (IANS) Hailing industrialists for creating employment, spiritual guru Ravi Shankar on Sunday blamed the Communists for labelling businessmen as exploiters. “The Communists have labelled industrialists as exploiters. Instead of looking at industrialists…
Keep Religion, Politics Separate: Ravi Shankar
Kolkata, Dec 19 (IANS) Religion and politics should be distinct and should not be mixed, spiritual guru Ravi Shankar said here on Saturday. “Religion and politics should be kept separate. They are both distinct and…
National Sikh Campaign Lead Efforts to Increase Interfaith Dialogue
Washington, Dec 19 (IANS) The National Sikh Campaign (NSC) has joined 15 diverse civil rights and faith-based organizations at a White House event aimed at reinvigorating American traditions of inclusion, freedom and interfaith cooperation. The…
Mother Teresa to Be Declared Saint Next Year
Rome/Kolkata, Dec 18 (IANS) Mother Teresa will be canonised as a saint of the Roman Catholic Church next year, the Vatican and the Missionaries of Charity announced on Friday, a day after Pope Francis recognised…
Sabarimala Temple’s Revenue Dips After Chennai Floods
Sabarimala (Kerala) Dec 18 (IANS) There is a considerable drop in revenue of the famous Sabarimala temple due to the floods in Chennai, an official said on Friday. Prayar Gopalakrishnan, president of the Travancore…
President to Attend KCR’s Yagam for World Peace
Hyderabad, Dec 17 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee will attend the Ayutha Chandi Maha Yagam being organised by Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao near Hyderabad on December 27, it was officially announced on Thursday. The…
Pope’s First Exclusive Selfie Is a Fake, Says Vatican
New York, Dec 17 (IANS) Pope Francis’ “first selfie” that made rounds of social media platforms like Twitter and Instagram early this week is actually a fake, a media report has said. “The photo, in…
US Wants to Keep IS Alive, Says JIH Chief
Hyderabad, Dec 14 (IANS) Jamaat-e-Islami Hind (JIH) chief Moulana Syed Jalaluddin Umri on Monday alleged that the US doesn’t want to eliminate terror outfit IS and there is a big conspiracy behind it to tarnish…
Solutions to All of Humanity’s Problems Lie in Islam, Says JIH Chief
Hyderabad, Dec 12 (IANS) Jamat-e-Islami Hind president Syed Jalaluddin Umri said solutions to all problems faced by the humanity lie in following the path shown by Islam. Addressing the public meeting on ‘reconstruction of the…
Sikh Gurdwara Vandalised in Los Angeles with Anti-ISIS Graffiti
Washington, Dec 9 (IANS) In the wake of San Bernardino shootings last week by a Pakistani-origin couple, a Sikh gurdwara in Buena Park in Los Angeles suburbs, was vandalized with anti-ISIS and anti-Islam graffiti. Hateful…
Vatican Allows More Defence Witnesses in Leaks Trial
Vatican City, Dec 8 (IANS/AKI) A Vatican court agreed to allow second-in-command and other top advisers to Pope Francis be witnesses in the trial of five people over the leaks of stolen confidential Vatican documents….
Rally on Babri Anniversary Foiled
Hyderabad, Dec 6 (IANS) An attempt by some youths to take out a rally here to mark the 23rd anniversary of the Babri Masjid demolition was foiled here on Sunday, police said. A few youths…
Balasore Gets a Jagannath Temple
Balasore (Odisha), Nov 29 (IANS) Odisha’s Balasore city now boasts a Jagannath Temple on the lines of the one in Puri. The temple has come up in a three-acre area with the main tower rising…
Tirupati Balaji’s ‘Celestial Marriage’ in Mumbai on Sunday
Mumbai, Nov 27 (IANS) The “celestial marriage” of the Lord of Seven Hills, Venkateshwara, also known as Balaji, with his consorts, goddesses Sridevi and Bhudevi, will be solemnized in Mumbai on Sunday, an organizer said….