Agra, June 20 (IANS) Local leaders of the VHP and the Bajrang Dal on Monday demanded a probe into what they called was the “migration of nearly a hundred families” from Agra localities with considerable…
Agra, June 20 (IANS) Local leaders of the VHP and the Bajrang Dal on Monday demanded a probe into what they called was “migration of nearly a hundred families” from Agra localities with considerable population…
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Monday asked the Delhi University’s Guru Teg Bahadur Khalsa College to commence its admission process under the minority status granted to the college in 2011….
Manama, June 20 (IANS) Top shia cleric of Bahrain on Monday was stripped by the Sunni-ruled Bahrain of his citizenship, state media report. An interior ministry statement accused Sheikh Isa Qassim of using his position…
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) A rare collection of Quran manuscripts dating back from 15th to 20th centuries will be on a display at two-week long exhibition beginning on Tuesday at the Jamia Millia Islamia…
By M.R. Narayan Swamy On June 21, when the world celebrates the International Yoga Day for a second year in running, yoga enthusiasts around the world must remember Paramhansa Yogananda, who did more than anyone…
London, June 20 (IANS) An Islamic school in Britain is holding classes for students as young as 11 years old in order to help them recognise violent propaganda to prevent jihadis from grooming them online….
Ernakulam, June 20 (IANS) The head of the Kerala-based Jacobite Syrian Christian Church on Monday condemned a terror attack in Syria targeted at Patriarch Ignatius Aphrem II, the supreme leader of the Syriac Orthodox Church….
Patna, June 19 (IANS) Attacking the BJP, RJD chief Lalu Prasad on Sunday said saying that those who have nothing to do with Lord Ram have been repeatedly using his for their vested interests. “They…
New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) The fatwa issued by clerics and religious scholars in Bangladesh against terrorism and suicide attacks is a welcome step, Extrenal affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said here on Sunday. Responding to…
New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) Yoga guru Baba Ramdev on Sunday said yoga was not a religious but a spiritual practice and did not make a practitioner lose his religious identity. “Practicing yoga is not…
Moscow, June 19 (IANS) The Russian Orthodox Church has rejected a last minute appeal to attend what was deemed as the first meeting of fellow church leaders since 787. Russia said it could not participate…
Patna, June 18 (IANS) Adopting a tough posture, a Bihar minister on Saturday said the state government will ban a Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) meeting in Patna on June 22, if required, to maintain law…
Dhaka, June 18 (IANS) Over 400,000 Islamic scholars and Imams in Bangladesh have signed a Fatwa — a ruling under Islamic law — that declares terrorism and suicide attacks as “haram”, or forbidden under Islamic…
Islamabad, June 18 (IANS) At least 530 Sikh pilgrims were issued visa for Pakistan to attend an event to mark the death anniversary of Maharaja Ranjit Singh in the eastern city of Lahore. As per…
Patna, June 18 (IANS) Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-Cha on Saturday visited Bodh Gaya and prayed at the Mahabodhi temple, Buddhists’ holiest shrine, officials said. Gaya District Magistrate Kumar Ravi said Prayut Chan-o-Cha, who arrived…
Islamabad, June 17 (IANS) A day after clashes broke out in Pakistan’s Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa between Muslims and people of the Kalash tribe over “forced conversion” of a Kalash girl to Islam, the girl clarified that she…
Islamabad, June 17 (IANS) In a significant display of communal harmony, Muslims in Pakistan’s Punjab province are helping their fellow Christian in raising funds to build a church that was allegedly damaged by a mob….
Islamabad, June 17 (IANS) A married young Hindu woman was forcibly married to a 56-year-old Hindu man in Pakistan’s Tharparkar district on the orders of a jirga — an elders body. Wadia Bai Meghwar and…
Islamabad, June 17 (IANS) Pakistani authorities on Friday imposed a ban on the Ramadan transmission of two private TV channels over promoting controversial and sectarian views. The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) said the…