Jammu, July 22 (IANS) The annual Amarnath Yatra continued uninterrupted on Friday despite curfew in the Kashmir Valley as another batch of 1,200 pilgrims left Jammu. “A batch of 1,208 Yatris left Bhagwati Nagar Yatri…
Rewa (Madhya Pradesh), July 22 (IANS) A pastor and his friend were abducted and brutally thrashed in Rewa, Madhya Pradesh, by a band of Bajrang Dal activists over the allegation of forced conversion, a police…
Rewa (Madhya Pradesh), July 22 (IANS) A pastor and his friend were abducted and brutally thrashed in Rewa, Madhya Pradesh, by a band of Bajrang Dal activists over the allegation of forced conversion, a police…
Gorakhpur, July 22 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said “sadhus and sants” (holy men) can play an important role in making India modern and prosperous. Modi made the remark after unveiling a statue…
By Vikas Datta Title: The Caliphate; Author: Hugh Kennedy; Publisher: Pelican Introduction/Penguin; Pages: 448; Price: Rs 499 Russians nostalgic for the Soviet Union, right-wing elements in India aiming to recreate a ‘Golden’ era are among…
Amritsar, July 21 (IANS) With the makers of the film ‘Flying Jatt’ not taking remedial action despite objections over the use of a Sikh religious symbol, the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) is mulling legal…
Jakarta, July 21 (IANS) Thousands of Javanese Hindu devotees and travellers on Thursday climbed up Mount Bromo, an active volcano in Indonesia’s East Java province, for the traditional ‘Yadnya Kasada’ ceremony where offerings were flung…
Beijing, July 21 (IANS) Over 100 Chinese Uighur Muslims have joined the Islamic State terrorist group owing to Beijing’s oppressive policies, including a ban on fasting during Ramadan or growing beards, a media report said…
Jammu, July 21 (IANS) A batch of over 1,500 pilgrims left Jammu city for Kashmir Valley to perform the Amarnath Yatra, taking the number of yatris to 1,87,903 on Thursday. “Another batch of over 1,500…
Nagpur (Maharashtra), July 20 (IANS) A publisher tendered an unconditional apology for publishing certain blasphemous comments on Prophet Mohammed in a Class 5 CBSE approved Marathi textbook here on Wednesday. The proprietor of Emkay &…
Kolkata, July 20 (IANS) West Bengal Food Minister Jyotipriyo Mullick on Wednesday alleged that a car tried to run him down at Salt Lake and suspected cow smugglers behind the incident. “I was walking around…
Lucknow, July 20 (IANS) Hashim Ansari, the oldest litigant in the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid case, passed away in Ayodhya on Wednesday morning, after prolonged illness. Ansari has been fighting the case in favour of the…
Jammu, July 20 (IANS) The annual Amarnath Yatra resumed on Wednesday as another batch of pilgrims was allowed from winter capital Jammu to move to the Valley late on Tuesday evening. A senior police officer…
Bhubaneswar, July 19 (IANS) Sri Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) on Tuesday suspended nine temple servitors for unruly behaviour during ‘Niladri Bije’ rituals of the deities. The action was taken against the servitors for misbehaving with…
Ghaziabad, July 18 (IANS) The Shiv Sena’s state unit on Monday demanded that ‘kanwarias’ bringing holy water from the Ganges river in Haridwar for religious rituals should be allowed to stay at the Haj House…
Jammu, July 18 (IANS) The annual Amarnath Yatra resumed on Monday from south Kashmir’s Pahalgam route for the first time since violence started in the Valley on July 9. On Sunday, 4,510 offered prayers inside…
Jammu, July 17 (IANS) Despite unrest in Jammu and Kashmir, the Amarnath Yatra continued on Sunday as another batch of 1,889 pilgrims left here for the valley. “Another batch of 1,889 yatris (pilgrims) left Bhagwati…
Ankara, July 17 (IANS) Fethullah Gulen, a Turkish cleric living in exile in the US, has implied that the failed coup attempt in Turkey could have been orchestrated and staged by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan…
Jammu, July 16 (IANS) After remaining suspended for two days, Amarnath Yatra resumed on Saturday as another batch of pilgrims left here for the Valley. “After remaining suspended for two days, Amarnath Yatra was resumed…
Kolkata, July 16 (IANS) In an unusual movie preview, as many as 30 Buddhist monks and 40 sex workers sat side by side here on Saturday for a screening of Bengali director Sudeep Ranjan Sarkar’s…