Solan, June 24 (IANS) Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh on Friday inaugurated the century-old Shoolini fair here in Himachal Pradesh on Friday. A colourful procession that started from the Shoolini temple marked the beginning of three-day-long…
Lucknow, June 24 (IANS) A police sub-inspector probing a madrassa scam was shot dead in Hapur district of Uttar Pradesh, police said on Friday. Sukhbeer was posted in Baghpat district and was on his way…
Srinagar, June 24 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir government has revoked an administrative order slapping Public Safety Act (PSA) on a youth accused of desecrating a temple on the ground that he suffers from “psychiatric…
Samba (Jammu and Kashmir), June 23 (IANS) Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday urged India and Pakistan to revive their peace process for the sake of peace in Jammu and Kashmir. The Peoples Democratic Party…
Kolkata, June 23 (IANS) Observing that it was time for the Muslims to move over from their religion-based identity, journalist-turned-author Asim Pada Chakrabarti on Thursday suggested the community actively participate in politics for changing its…
New Delhi, June 23 (IANS) Maldives opposition leader Ahmed Naseem on Thursday sought India’s active role in “bringing back the democracy” of his Indian Ocean country “on track”. Naseem, former Foreign Minister in Mohamed Nasheed’s…
Jammu, June 23 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday visited a well-known Sufi shrine near the border with Pakistan in Samba district. The chief minister drove to the the Baba Chambiyal…
Guwahati, June 22 (IANS) Lakhs of devotees from various parts of the country and abroad thronged the Kamakhya temple here in Assam to take part in the annual Ambubachi fair that started on Wednesday. The…
Dhaka, June 22 (IANS) The Bangladesh government has declared a nine-day public holiday starting from July 1 for Eid-ul-Fitr, which marks the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. The announcement was made by…
Ankara, June 22 (IANS) Turkey said it will open the Hatay border with Syria during the Muslim festival of Eid ul-Fitr for Syrians in Turkey to return home, the media said on Wednesday. The border…
Imphal, June 22 (IANS) The Kangleipak Students’ Association (KSA) in Manipur has banned the sale of “R. Gupta’s General Knowledge Book 2017”, describing the book as “offensive”. “No book shop shall stock, display or sell…
Kolkata, June 22 (IANS) To celebrate the over 400-year-old amity between the Hindu and Muslim communities in West Bengal’s Nabadwip, the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) Mayapur on Wednesday organised an Iftar party with…
Islamabad, June 21 (IANS) A Pakistani Senate committee on Tuesday declared the conversion of Hindu girls to Islam as un-Islamic and also expressed concern over the practice. “Forced conversion of girls to Islam is against…
New Delhi, June 21 (IANS) A commemorative silver coin to mark the 300th martyrdom day of Sikh military commander Banda Singh Bahadur was released here on Tuesday by union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley. “The Khalsa…
By Jaideep Sarin Chandigarh, June 21 (IANS) Taking on those linking yoga to Hindu religion, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday that yoga was no religious activity and people must embrace it for better…
Tehran, June 21 (IANS) Iran has condemned Bahrain’s move to strip of the country’s top Shia cleric, Sheikh Isa Qassim, of his citizenship. Iran’s Foreign Ministry on Monday condemned the Bahraini regime’s “intensification of its…
By Jaideep Sarin Chandigarh, June 21 (IANS) Yoga is no religious activity and people must embrace it for better mental and physical health, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said here on Tuesday to mark the International…
Chandigarh, June 21 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged people to embrace yoga for better physical and mental health as he led thousands here on Tuesday morning to mark the second International Yoga Day. Simultaneously,…
Chandigarh, June 21 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday urged the people to embrace yoga for better physical and mental health. “Make yoga a part of your life,” the prime minister told thousands of…
Chandigarh, June 21 (IANS) Yoga is not a religious activity, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said here on Tuesday to mark the International Day of Yoga. Addressing thousands of yoga enthusiasts here, he said religions usually…