Abu Dhabi, June 6 (IANS/WAM) The United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) Consulate General in Barcelona has launched an iftar project, funded by UAE charities to support underprivileged Muslims in the Catalonia region during the fasting month…
Amritsar, June 6 (IANS) A small group of people who raised pro-Khalistan and anti-government slogans were whisked away by the SGPC Task Force and police as the 32nd anniversary of the Indian Army’s “Operation Bluestar”…
Amritsar, June 6 (IANS) Prayers were offered at the Golden Temple complex on Monday morning as the 32nd anniversary of Indian Army’s ‘Operation Bluestar’ passed off peacefully. Except for a few pro-Khalistan and anti-government slogans…
Thiruvananthapuram, June 5 (IANS) The islamic holy month of Ramadan would begin in Kerala from Monday, announced Muslim clerics here. P.V. Suhaib Moulavi, the Imam of the Thiruvananthapuram Palayam Masjid made this announcement after the…
Amritsar, June 5 (IANS) Security agencies were on alert in the Sikh holy city of Amritsar, ahead of the 32nd anniversary of army’s ‘Operation Bluestar’ in the Golden Temple complex to be observed on Monday…
Amritsar, June 4 (IANS) The SGPC has marked a probe into an incident in which a senior ‘ardasia’ (Sikh priest) refused to offer a ‘siropa’ (traditional religious robe of honour) to Chief Minister Parkash Singh…
Herat (Afghanistan), June 4 (IANS) Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday extended warmest Ramadan greetings to the world’s 1.7 billion Muslims as the month of fasting begins next week. “My warmest greetings to the…
Srinagar, June 4 (IANS) A top Border Security Force (BSF) officer said on Saturday that there are intelligence reports about militants planning to attack the forthcoming Amarnarh Yatra in Jammu and Kashmir. At the wreath…
Amritsar, June 3 (IANS) Radical Sikh organisation Dal Khalsa on Friday took out a march in some parts of the Sikh holy city of Amritsar to mark the 32nd anniversary of the army’s ‘Operation Blue…
New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) The Centre, under the Swachh Bharat Mission, has decided to undertake a special clean-up initiative focused on 100 iconic heritage, spiritual and cultural places in the country. The list of…
Kolkata, June 2 (IANS) West Bengal government plans to offer special ‘Roza’ food packets at a subsidised rate from ration shops across the state during the Muslim month of Ramadan, when Muslims are on a…
New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) Given the ongoing inclement weather in the region, the Indian embassy in Kathmandu on Thursday advised Indian pilgrims undertaking the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra to avoid the Nepal route. “A large…
Riyadh, June 2 (IANS) A Saudi Arabian scholar has issued a fatwa against using another personÂ’s Wi-Fi without permission, in line with the Islamic ruling that theft was forbidden. The fatwa was made by Ali…
Bangkok, June 2 (IANS) Thai authorities recovered two tiger skins on Thursday from inside a truck as it tried to leave a controversial temple, which used the big cats to attract tourists. Besides the skins,…
Lucknow, June 1 (IANS) BJP parliamentarian Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday said that action should be taken against Mohammed Akhlaq’s family for eating beef and the compensation given to the family should be taken back. Akhlaq,…
Tehran, June 1 (IANS) Head of Iran’s Haj and Pilgrimage Organisation Saeed Ohadi on Wednesday asked Iranians to avoid travelling to Saudi Arabia from a third country to join the Haj ritual in September. “This…
Amritsar, June 1 (IANS) Security forces conducted a flag march in sensitive areas of Amritsar city on Wednesday to instil confidence among people ahead of the 32nd anniversary of ‘Operation Bluestar’ by the Indian Army…
Abu Dhabi, June 1 (IANS/WAM) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) President Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan here on Wednesday ordered the release of 1,010 jail inmates before the Islamic spiritual month of Ramadan which is…
Kathmandu, June 1 (IANS) The Indian Embassy in Nepal on Wednesday issued an advisory to Indian nationals planning to undertake the Kailash-Mansarovar pilgrimage to avoid the route via Nepal owing to forecast of inclement weather….
Beijing, June 1 (IANS) A Chinese textbook used in Beijing secondary schools was criticised for including a story from the Bible, after some outraged citizens claimed the book spreads Western values. “(We) added some extracts…